WASHINGTON — Historically Black colleges and universities are grappling with whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations this academic year, with the coronavirus continuing to spread at higher rates in communities of color.
Compulsory COVID-19 testing for students is becoming more common at HBCUs and some schools are requiring vaccination for students and faculty to be on campus.
On a typical morning at Alabama State University, an HBCU in Montgomery where vaccinations are not mandatory but facial coverings are, students might spot the school’s president, Quinton Ross, patrolling academic buildings on campus.
