North Carolina’s 16 HBCU’s have succeeded amid the pandemic due to their small sizes, honor codes, and for some, the pressure on first-generation college students carrying their families’ dreams and expectations with them to campus.

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North Carolina’s 16 HBCU’s have succeeded amid the pandemic due to their small sizes, honor codes, and for some, the pressure on first-generation college students carrying their families’ dreams and expectations with them to campus.