Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Lawmaker suggests merging historically black colleges
Republican Seth Harp wants to save money by putting them with white-majority schools
The chairman of a key state Senate committee wants the University System to consider merging historically black public colleges with nearby white-majority schools to save money.
In making the suggestion Monday, Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Seth Harp (R-Midland) immediately ran into opposition from supporters of the black schools who say they serve an important role as independent campuses.
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