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Discovering the Real World: HBCU Scholars Speak Out! 🤔 Are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) limiting students' exposure to the real world? 🌎 Let's hear it from the brilliant minds at @ncat, @spelman, and @howard – they're tackling this thought-provoking question head-on! Hit that link in our bio to dive deep into their insightful perspectives and gain a fresh understanding of the unique experiences that HBCU scholars bring to the table. Engage, learn, and let's evolve together! 👇 Join the conversation by sharing your thoughts in the comments below. Does an HBCU experience limit students' exposure to the real world? #HBCUs #HBCUScholars #RealWorldPerspectives #BreakingBarriers #HigherEdConversation #StudentVoices

HBCU in FOCUS provides a 90 second historical perspective that includes little known facts about the featured Common Black College Application Member Institution. #hbcu #blackhistory

How to Reach Hillman® is very layered. On top: if you instantly think about A Different World, that's right. This entire concept was born from meeting the cast as they were on their first HBCU Tour back in 2016. I had this thought that actual high school students need to know HOW to REACH (their) Hillman... and here we now are. In the middle: if you're somebody (an adult) who has ever been told that an HBCU is not for you, you didn't have anyone to support your aspirations to attend an HBCU, or you don't live in an HBCU state...but you now see that How to Reach Hillman® is a real thing for today's student, it's because I've had countless adults express those reasons to me. It doesn't have to be that way for today's student. Especially not on my watch. Somewhere else in the middle: is my desire to highlight the inequities that exist in college access and HBCU access (in particular) and how it directly impacts Black students and their ability to pursue higher education, especially at institutions where *they* are centered and the norm, i.e. HBCUs. At the bottom: is my belief that students are exceedingly capable of designing their own futures, but they need people, resources, and tools that are intentional and empower them to consider all viable possibilities. So, I created How to Reach Hillman® to be all that and more. Here's what that looks like for the next two weeks: I am promoting the first How to Reach Hillman® LIVE workshop (since 2020). The LIVE workshop is on Monday, July 8, 2024 and it's exclusively for rising high school seniors and their parents as they are preparing to apply to HBCUs this coming Fall. My LIVE workshops do have a capacity because quality and individualized support matter greatly to me.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), despite comprising about 3% of colleges and universities in the nation, are responsible for producing a sizeable share of Black professionals. For example, 40% of all Black engineers and half of all Black lawyers attended an HBCU. Some 70% of Black doctors, 80% of Black judges, and half of all Black teachers nationwide are HBCU graduates. HBCUs offer a rich legacy upon which current students can build. Student Housing of America, Inc. (SHA) seeks to help HBCU students excel. Our mission is to provide safe, affordable student housing for those attending HBCUs. We work hand-in-hand with HBCUs, corporate partners, and other organizations to address students’ needs and provide for their well-being. SHA works to empower our future leaders through a system of resources to support academic and personal success. #HBCU #affordablehousing #studentsupports #SHA #FutureLeaders #BlackExcellence #HBCUsMatter

Check out this power skills session on September 18 from 2-3 p.m. ET and gain direct insight from industry-leading professionals/HBCU alumni!

As you celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, check out PNPI's primer on Primary Black Institutions! For example, did you know that PBIs educated 6.6% of all Black students enrolled in postsecondary education in 2021? Learn more about the impact and importance of PBIs: https://ow.ly/XvRY50QGEBA #FeaturedPrimer #HigherEd #PBI

Check out my latest interview with the one and only Jasmine Guy. We talked about what it meant to her to receive her FIRST-EVER Emmy 🏆, the importance of HBCUs, and more for HBCU Go!

A growing base of research shows that racially diverse school leaders and teachers can positively impact all students, particularly students of color, across a wide range of key academic and social outcomes. Yet the gap between teachers of color to students of color remains vast. To meaningfully narrow the gap between students of color and the educators who lead their classrooms and school buildings, there must be more recruitment efforts to spark interest in teaching in young people. Join the 1MTOC Campaign for a webinar focused on early recruitment strategies for cultivating a diverse educator workforce. Backed by research from TeachPlus and the Center for Black Educator Development (CBED)’s “Seeing Myself” report, our panel of experts will share nuanced perspectives and best practices around recruiting students of color and indigenous students into teaching careers. Gain valuable insights and actionable strategies for building a more inclusive and equitable educator workforce. Register here: https://ow.ly/Lz6Z50RxsyU

HBCU History is WORLD History. Here are five examples: 1️⃣ Although HBCUs represent a small percentage of America’s higher education landscape, they graduate nearly 50% of Black teachers, 70% of Black doctors and dentists, and 80% of Black lawyers. 2️⃣ Morehouse College was the first higher education institution to offer classes in the Metaverse. 3️⃣ HBCUs became a safe haven for jewish professors during the Nazi Germany era such as Albert Einstein. 4️⃣ Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL, was the first HBCU to be registered as a national historic landmark and the only HBCU to be a national historic site. 5️⃣ In 1960, four students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College held a sit-in at the local Woolworth’s store. This sparked a movement of sit-ins across the Southern U.S. And this is just the tip of the iceberg! 🧊 Check out the video below to hear 23 more pieces of world history brought on by HBCUs: https://lnkd.in/gp6DaMSb

Are "historically black colleges and universities" (HBCU) still necessary in the US? Why or why not? 2. How do the 37 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States compare in terms of reputation to majority-white, elite American colleges and universities? 3. Is there any difference in education at a historically black college or university (HBCU) compared to a predominantly white institute (PWI)? What are some responses from people who have experienced both institutions? 4. What is it like to attend a historically black college or university (HBCU)? 5. What are some surprising things about attending a Historically Black College / University today? 6. How many historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are there in the United States? Which states have the most HBCUs?