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HBCUs Online, aims to give the nation’s historically black schools a larger share of the fast-growing market for online degrees…Texas Southern University is one of the first to sign up, offering three master’s degrees through a program Joyner launched this fall.  “The outreach Tom Joyner has, it’s massive,” said TSU Provost Sunny Ohia.

Michael McFrazier, a vice provost at Prairie View A&M, acknowledged the competition between historically black schools and the for-profit sector.

“We all want students,” he said. “If students are attracted to the convenience or accessibility of online, then we at the HBCUs have to meet that demand.”  Read More: