2016 Postmortem

Bad Thoughts

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24. I am Hispanic and I teach at a public university

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:05 AM

Feb 2016

Yes, even there minorities are, for lack of a better word, in the minority. However, the bulk of the students are not poor. They may not come from families who earn +500,000 per year, but most come from the +100,000 year categories. That reality won't change because public education might become free. Those better off Americans will still go public, and the rest will be confronted with how to pay for private university.

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Clyburn: Sanders’s plan would kill black colleges [View all] riversedge Feb 2016 OP

So he is saying we need to keep burdening all students with debt, or deny some djean111 Feb 2016 #1

historically black colleges and universities bigtree Feb 2016 #7

Again, keep burdening ALL students with debt in order to keep HBCUs open? djean111 Feb 2016 #9

I thought the campaign had responded with a plan to address this bigtree Feb 2016 #21

Not, not hard at all - you are right. djean111 Feb 2016 #22

I don't think that's a view unique to DU bigtree Feb 2016 #26

It helps if the communities affected aren't fed a big fat lie first. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #35

Thanks for the post, bigtree. Uncle Joe Feb 2016 #33

Uh, what about ALL private colleges? You only care about HBCUs? MadDAsHell Feb 2016 #57

Do you acknowledge that the plan could harm HBCUs? Adrahil Feb 2016 #25

Half of HBCUs are public institutions and Bernie has, for quite a while, advocated for more Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #36

Such as? Adrahil Feb 2016 #40

Private schools are less competitive now. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #46

Avoids the question. It would harm them, I rhink that's clear. NT Adrahil Feb 2016 #47

It is not clear. Half of HBCUs are already public. The other half would get renewed Federal Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #48

Hmmmm... Seems pretty vague to me. Nit that it really matters. Adrahil Feb 2016 #49

And thus, if all of his plans will crumble, then private HBCUs will never be at risk. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #50

Half of black colleges and universities are public. And Bernie advocates more robust Federal Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #34

In return for allowing jonjon Feb 2016 #2

What a.pile. It reeks. cali Feb 2016 #3

Truth. nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #4

Big fat lie for Hill. Half of them are public cali Feb 2016 #14

Why this obsession with destroying Obama's legacy? Karmadillo Feb 2016 #5

Clyburn said he he told the Whitehouse no on their proposal. n/t Skwmom Feb 2016 #27

meme of the day? Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #6

Free university does not mean more admissions to university or better universities Bad Thoughts Feb 2016 #8

Yep, like it was in the 1970's MgtPA Feb 2016 #16

Yes, keep the majority chained to poverty to save the Establishment. Barack_America Feb 2016 #10

If a black student chooses to go to a mixed race college for free over a black college, Vinca Feb 2016 #11

Have you looked around a college lately dsc Feb 2016 #15

I'm not a minority and I understand the point. Vinca Feb 2016 #18

I think it would be emminantly fair dsc Feb 2016 #20

I am Hispanic and I teach at a public university Bad Thoughts Feb 2016 #24

how extreme a minority dsc Feb 2016 #30

In classes of 60 ... Bad Thoughts Feb 2016 #31

Clyburn's argument makes no sense to me at all. MgtPA Feb 2016 #12

It's not supposed to make sense. It's supposed to make Bernie appear Karmadillo Feb 2016 #17

BINGO! kath Feb 2016 #39

Ding ding ding! HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #56

Work Bernie Sanders poll numbers low with African Americans before Clyburn said anything? YCHDT Feb 2016 #59

Sanders better for Black Colleges Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #13

There's a word for this.......but I digress and just say this has been going on for a very long time nc4bo Feb 2016 #19

So, he is saying these colleges remain only by virture of necessity, NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #23

Silly. This is ridiculous. People are buying it? It will be covered by a wall street tax. RiverLover Feb 2016 #28

What a ridiculous assertion. libtodeath Feb 2016 #29

How are Sanders' and Clinton's plans different in this respect? thesquanderer Feb 2016 #32

Admissions would be based on academics instead of finances. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #37

If state college is free, would that free up some scholarship funds for private colleges? cyberswede Feb 2016 #38

I think that is a stretch artislife Feb 2016 #41

Why does Bernie Sanders want to destroy Black Colleges? workinclasszero Feb 2016 #42

There could be a waiver to allow private HBCUs to participate in the program DemocraticWing Feb 2016 #43

By that logic there are plenty of public HBCU who would therefore benefit. aikoaiko Feb 2016 #44

Bernie JUST explained how it wouldn't hurt but would help! jillan Feb 2016 #45

Yes he did, elleng Feb 2016 #54

No, it wouldn't HerbChestnut Feb 2016 #51

Would Obama's plan for free community college kill them too? jfern Feb 2016 #52

Like Single Payer would hurt Health Insurance Companies mchill Feb 2016 #53

Bernie gave his WORD that he would make sure that Black Colleges were taken care of. Skwmom Feb 2016 #55

Too Bad he is wrong Truprogressive85 Feb 2016 #58