Author: Ayesha Rascoe

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Morgan State University president David K. Wilson about an association aimed at boosting the research status of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Fifteen historically Black colleges and universities – or HBCUs – have teamed up to boost their research status. The Association of HBCU Research Institutions hopes that getting the top research status will benefit students and professors by making the schools more competitive for billions of dollars in government money. The group has been years in the making but was only announced last week. It includes Prairie View A&M University, Tennessee…

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