Free tuition, housing and meals: How a summer program helped change this NC HBCU
In 2021, Fayetteville State University trailed behind all UNC System schools in graduation and retention rates. When Chancellor Darrell Allison stepped into his role, he knew he needed to do “something radical.”
After implementing a summer-school scholarship offering tuition-free classes and free room and board, more students are staying and graduating on time.
After five years, the program has helped push the university’s 2025 retention rate to a projected 80% from 63% in 2020. The class of 2...
After implementing a summer-school scholarship offering tuition-free classes and free room and board, more students are staying and graduating on time.
After five years, the program has helped push the university’s 2025 retention rate to a projected 80% from 63% in 2020. The class of 2...
