During what should be a time of celebration for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — .<br />what with Howard University alumna Kamala Harris advancing to the highest levels of American government following this month’s historical election .<br />— has instead become a time of survival for both the institutions and their students as their shared broader populations disproportionately suffer from the coronavirus pandemic.<br />It was in that context that the three members of the Atlanta University Center