by B. Denise Hawkins, Diverse
When Dr. Roy L. Beasley takes the pulse of HBCUs, which he does weekly when he scours and analyzes the websites of the 105 Black colleges and universities, he’s assured that the growth of online courses and degrees being offered this academic year is moving at just the right pace—“moderate and sensible.” Since 2005, Beasley, manager of Howard University’s Digital Learning Lab, has reported on their progress in “HBCU Online & Blended Degree Programs,” a series of studies that he authored. With 17 online degree programs to offer students—far more than any other HBCU surveyed—Hampton University’s presence in the online education arena is not new. Hampton President William Harvey ushered in the focus in the late 1990s with a handful of courses. Two years ago, all university courses and programs available online became Hampton U Online. For this, Beasley says, Hampton deserves distinction.
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