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单词 HBCU
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Definition of HBCU in English:

HBCU

noun
US
  • A college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African-American descent.

    another HBCU recently hosted a series of lectures looking at the African Diaspora and its impact on the Americas
    as modifier the impact and influence of HBCU graduates are immeasurable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Perhaps even more important are the legacies of HBCU alumni like W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Dr. John Hope Franklin and Marian Wright Edelman, among others.
    • Many HBCU presidents, for example, are said to emulate the charismatic, paternal approach found in African American churches.
    • Buck taught at Delaware State University, an HBCU, for twenty-nine years.
    • Gerald knows our newsroom, and we both know that our paper has been blessed by the work of HBCU graduates.
    • The findings further suggest that African American students have a stronger identification with their African American instructors than they do with their Euro-American instructors in the HBCU classroom.
    • Many African American students have walked in their footsteps on HBCU campuses, contributing to the rise and continued growth of the Black middle class.
    • His father, however, insisted that he attend Morehouse, an HBCU.
    • I am a recent graduate of Norfolk State University, an HBCU.
    • An HBCU can provide an amiable setting for folks who are eager to study black literature.
    • It is not a coincidence that other minorities besides African-Americans gravitate towards an HBCU for their nursing education.

Origin

1980s: abbreviation of historically black college or university.

 
 

Definition of HBCU in US English:

HBCU

noun
US
  • A college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African-American descent.

    another HBCU recently hosted a series of lectures looking at the African Diaspora and its impact on the Americas
    as modifier the impact and influence of HBCU graduates are immeasurable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many African American students have walked in their footsteps on HBCU campuses, contributing to the rise and continued growth of the Black middle class.
    • I am a recent graduate of Norfolk State University, an HBCU.
    • Buck taught at Delaware State University, an HBCU, for twenty-nine years.
    • The findings further suggest that African American students have a stronger identification with their African American instructors than they do with their Euro-American instructors in the HBCU classroom.
    • His father, however, insisted that he attend Morehouse, an HBCU.
    • Many HBCU presidents, for example, are said to emulate the charismatic, paternal approach found in African American churches.
    • An HBCU can provide an amiable setting for folks who are eager to study black literature.
    • Perhaps even more important are the legacies of HBCU alumni like W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Dr. John Hope Franklin and Marian Wright Edelman, among others.
    • It is not a coincidence that other minorities besides African-Americans gravitate towards an HBCU for their nursing education.
    • Gerald knows our newsroom, and we both know that our paper has been blessed by the work of HBCU graduates.

Origin

1980s: abbreviation of historically black college or university.

 
 
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