Peace Corps Announces 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities
March 30, 2016
Howard holds on to the No. 1 spot while Atlanta-area HBCUs make a dominant showing this year. The Peace Corps announced that for the fifth consecutive year Howard University holds the top spot on the agency’s 2016 list of Top Volunteer-Producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Atlanta-area HBCUs are prominent on the list with Spelman College nabbing the No. 2 spot and Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse University tying for fourth place. Florida A&M University appears on the list for the first time ever, debuting at No. 3. Since 1961, 211 alumni of Atlanta HBCUs have served as Peace