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I think you are correct, but from my stand point the mission, the education of the people, should come first and be the priority. I think a combine St. Aug and Shaw would be a much strong school after getting rid of any duplication that the two schools has provided it is under Shaw leadership (as St. Aug is in the position they are in because of poor leaderships for a few decades).That may be part of the problem in not combining that they are private schools and the stakeholders of each, don't want to lose any power.
Part of the problem is related to athletics because it they are operating in the red year after year. While football might have brought in more students in the players and people that like football, it has not been enough to turn a profit. It would not surprise me if they are operating in the red to pay the CIAA fees. This is just sad and the students are going to have to scramble to find a new schools to go to in North Carolina, if they want to stay in the state.Most of our HBCUs have money mismanagement issues. It's not they don't get enough funding. The UNCF which St. Agu is part of just received over $200 million since 2020 ... St. Aug definitely got some of that money. Not only that but the White House has allocated over $5 billion to HBCUs since 2021, I know they got some of that money too. Alumni and students need to start asking for receipts, I guarantee you they will be looking stupid with no proof of where the money going
Most schools (not even just HBCUs) operate in the red and still don't have nearly as many financial issues and mismanagement seen at most HBCUs. Grambling finished building a brand new library 2 years ago ... tell me why it's not officially open? That would never happen at a white college. Most HBCUs have serious LEADERSHIP problems.Part of the problem is related to athletics because it they are operating in the red year after year. While football might have brought in more students in the players and people that like football, it has not been enough to turn a profit. It would not surprise me if they are operating in the red to pay the CIAA fees. This is just sad and the students are going to have to scramble to find a new schools to go to in North Carolina, if they want to stay in the state.
I think it just depends on the school, as I would say the university of Arizona had the worst management, in recent memory, when it comes to mismanagement because how are you going to miss calculating funding and end up with 240 million budget shortfall. I would say one of the reasons athletics operate in the red is due to Title 9, as the federal government mandates tittle 9 for a certain number of women sports but does not provide any funding for those sports (which in most cases are non revenue). The thing I upset the most about the St. Aug situation is that they made the same mistake as St. Paul in Virginia, where they brought back football and it ended up dragging them down further in the hole. Looking back at past events they should of not brought back football and lease the stadium out to Shaw University (another HBCU in that city), as Shaw is playing games in Durham because they don't have their own stadium.Most schools (not even just HBCUs) operate in the red and still don't have nearly as many financial issues and mismanagement seen at most HBCUs. Grambling finished building a brand new library 2 years ago ... tell me why it's not officially open? That would never happen at a white college. Most HBCUs have serious LEADERSHIP problems.
I think it worse, as I don't recall Morris Brown has teacher canceling class mid semester for not getting paid and trash not being picked around campus. The bad thing is St. Aug location is center piece in a black area of the city and if it falls that could cause other issues in the area.Sounds like another Morris Brown situation in the making.