How curious that we never hear about any student protests related to this.
The College Fix reports:
Very few HBCUs offer a major in women’s studies, research showsMost historically black colleges and universities do not offer women’s studies as a major, which contrasts with most of the mainstream higher education institutions in America.HBCUs either don’t offer the major at all, or they only offer it as a minor or as part of an interdisciplinary program, according to research conducted by The College Fix, which looked at 45 of the largest HBCUs in the country.Of the 45 reviewed, only Spelman and Simmons colleges offer women’s studies as a major. Of the remaining, seven offered it as a minor or as part of an overall humanities major. The rest did not offer it as a minor or emphasis.These findings comport with similar results from the Hechinger Report, which is focused on various education topics.“Among the 102 historically Black colleges and universities, Spelman is the only one that offers a bachelor’s degree in women’s or gender studies,” higher education reporter Olivia Sanchez reported in mid-June.“Some other HBCUs offer interdisciplinary degrees in which students can select a concentration on similar topics, and others offer minors in gender or women’s studies.”The College Fix reached out to the HBCUs it reviewed to ask why women’s studies is not a major they offer, or for the handful that offer it as a minor or concentration, to ask why they do not offer it as a major. None responded for comment.A 2015 article in Diverse Issues in Education headlined “Women Studies, Gender Studies Facing Roadblocks at HBCUs” reported that financial constraints play a role.“As gender figures into the discourse at many HBCUs, it would seem natural for the subject to flourish at those schools. Unfortunately, financial constraints and, in some cases, cultural and/or administrative biases may keep some HBCU institutions from developing programs,” Diverse Issues reported.
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