{"id":87185,"date":"2020-02-28T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T21:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=87185"},"modified":"2020-03-03T13:50:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T19:50:20","slug":"qs-on-the-quad-claflin-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/qs-on-the-quad-claflin-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#8217;s on the Quad: Claflin University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samone Blair and Emine Y\u00fccel<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Medill School\u2019s Q\u2019s on the Quad visited Claflin, a historically black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to ask students how they feel about Democratic presidential primary candidates\u2019 plans on supporting HBCUs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Q&#039;s on the Quad: Claflin University\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/394536500?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the students surveyed said that they\u2019re aware that candidates have put out plans to support HBCUs but emphasized that without real actions, plans don\u2019t hold much weight.\u00a0Students also agreed that HBCUs need more funding and grants in order to provide a better quality education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I start making my money, which is what I believe HBCUs need so that we can get the resources to get a better education,\u201d said Lance Reese, a sophomore studying mass communications. \u201cI\u2019m going to start taking my money and funding HBCUs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Q&#8217;s on the Quad visited Claflin University to discuss Democratic presidential primary candidates plans to support HBCUs. 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