HBCUs In Atlanta ‘Gamble’ With In-Person Classes For Some Students Despite, And Because Of

During what should be a time of celebration for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — .
what with Howard University alumna Kamala Harris advancing to the highest levels of American government following this month’s historical election .
— has instead become a time of survival for both the institutions and their students as their shared broader populations disproportionately suffer from the coronavirus pandemic.
It was in that context that the three members of the Atlanta University Center