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Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. Like most colleges and universities, NLU found their students to be ...

For instance, an NLU graduate might receive a stipend of ... “While background matters, it matters in terms of what you do ...