Leadership Development

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

The HBCU Center Leadership Development Programs are designed to:

Illuminate HBCUs as generators of research grounded in shared histories, missions, and goals.

Inform
HBCU ecosystem stakeholders of capacity-building strategies that build upon institutional strengths.

Impact
Higher education practices and policies for improved HBCU outcomes.

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HBCU Center Fellows

Graduate Student Fellows are emerging scholars whose research aligns with the HBCU Center’s mission to illuminate, inform, and impact; they must be enrolled in an accredited graduate or professional degree program for the duration of their appointment.

Research Fellows are scholars with a demonstrated commitment to documenting the impact of HBCUs through empirical research focused on issues critical to HBCUs.

Practitioner Fellows are current HBCU professionals whose work informs the HBCU Center’s programmatic focus, encourages institutional collaboration, and fosters synergy among HBCU professional staff.

Fall 2023
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HBCU Leadership Literacy Courses

The HBCU Literacy for Higher Education Professionals is an online asynchronous course offered on the Howard University Coursera platform. Comprised of five modules, the course explores historical and contemporary themes, structures, and empirical research that illuminates the centrality of HBCUs within the higher education ecosystem. This course intentionally and explicitly draws upon research grounded in asset-based, culturally-affirming worldviews as the lens for inquiry. Upon completion learners, with a passing score on all five End of Module quizzes will earn a HBCU Literacy for Higher Education Professionals certificate. 

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Lucy Diggs Slowe Institute

The LDS Institute is comprised of programs aligned with the work of Lucy Diggs Slowe during her tenure as Dean of Women at Howard University from 1922-1937. A recognized higher education trailblazer, Slowe’s visionary initiatives and advocacy challenged dominant notions about the centrality of field of Student Affairs and Student Affairs professionals to the overall collegiate experience.

LDS programs are designed to

1. Examine issues that impact Black student development at HBCUs and beyond.

2. Offer professional development programs that draw upon the expertise of Students Affairs professionals at HBCU and HBCU-ally institutions to identify and illuminate effective practices.

3. Sponsor, conduct, and disseminate research specific to the field of Student Affairs at HBCUs.

4. Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among higher education professionals and institutions.

Fall 2023