Historically Black colleges and universities have received growing national attention in recent years as applications and enrollment have climbed. But across many campuses, another shift is underway: HBCUs are redesigning the systems that help students persist and graduate.

Recent initiatives that HBCUs have made to remove barriers to student success range from helping stopped-out students return and expanding course access to reducing nontuition costs and creating faster routes into professional degrees.

Here are four ways HBCUs are supporting student success.

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