Research at the HBCU Center advances scholarship that strengthens Historically Black Colleges and Universities and highlights their enduring contributions to higher education. The Center cultivates a collaborative community of HBCU and HBCU-ally scholars, practitioners, and leaders who conduct research affirming leadership, amplifying policy impact, and advancing institutional resilience.
Our work is guided by three core values, affirming the centrality of HBCUs in the production and dissemination of knowledge, amplifying HBCUs as exemplars of institutional resilience and agents of social change, and advocating for perspectives, policies, and practices that are inclusive, just, and transformative, which shape every project, partnership, and publication.
Together, these values reflect our belief that research is not only a tool for understanding but also a catalyst for innovation, and collective progress across the HBCU ecosystem.
the centrality of HBCUs in the production and dissemination of knowledge,
HBCUs as exemplars of institutional resilience and agents of social change
for perspectives, policies, and practices that are inclusive, just, and transformative, which shape every project, partnership, and publication.
The HCRN builds a collaborative community of HBCU and HBCU-ally researchers, practitioners, and leaders committed to identifying, studying, and solving issues that impact HBCU success. Together, we amplify the collective capacity of HBCUs to document and share the strategies that drive African American postsecondary excellence.
This integrated approach accelerates the implementation of HBCU Center programs, strengthens partnerships, and creates opportunities for meaningful engagement with stakeholders, sponsors, and donors.
GenAI IS NOT the Problem: Reimagining Resource-Rich Learning Environments
Dr. Morris Thomas, PhD, MBA, PMP
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs & Professor of Higher Education Administration
"The continued use of lecture is malpractice at best or an act of discrimination at worst."
A Conversation with Dr. Swinton | Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Equitable Growth in Conversation is a recurring series where we talk with economists and other academics to help us better understand whether and how economic inequality affects economic growth and stability. In this installment, Sanjay Supan, project manager of academic research at Equitable Growth, speaks to Omari Swinton, professor of economics at Howard University. Swinton’s research focuses on labor economics and education, including the teenage labor market, the benefits of attending historically Black colleges and universities, the challenges of attaining faculty diversity in higher education, and the returns on a college education. Swinton also is the director of the American Economics Association’s summer training program and scholarship program, in which Equitable Growth participates.
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