| | We’re exited to share that we hosted the HBCU Presidents’ Recognition Dinner and Salon at Carnegie Hall, to honor Howard President Vinson, Morehouse, Spelman Gayle and President Thomas for the powerful impact their HBCU courses are having across the nation. We announced our commitment to accelerating the scale of HBCU course opportunities and pipelines to help scholars advance and demonstrate their college potential – and propel the strategic goals of these HBCUs. The gathering of leaders and scholars was so powerful we wanted to share a few highlights with you all.
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“Challenges like this course are once in your lifetime opportunities, you have to seize it before it is gone. Spelman’s course on the education of black girls has not only led to a better understanding of myself and the upbringing of women of color in our society today, but has also helped me to truly realize what it means to be a young, intelligent, black intellectual.” — Ruthann Collins, Elmont Memorial High School Junior, Taking Spelman’s Education of Black Girls | |
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| “Today, I stand before you as a living testament of the transformative power of HBCU education. Though I may have been the first from my high school to attend Howard University, I am determined not to be the last. I pledge to pave the way for others.” — Naysa Harraway, Howard University Junior, Alumni of Ed Equity Lab Howard University Principles of Criminal Justice course | |
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“We have an opportunity here to do something I think has never happened in the history of our country. We have the chance to change the fortunes of hundreds of thousands if not millions of young people.” — Arne Duncan, Former U.S Secretary of Education | |
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| “The National Education Equity Lab needs to raise millions of dollars. Why? Because school districts and students are beating down their doors” — Judge Ann Claire Williams, Trustee, Carnegie Corporation of New York | |
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| | HBCU President Reflections | |
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| “I’m in my first year as president, and I walked into this treasure. This is a remarkable program. It’s a program that allows us to give that value-driven education that is a hallmark of HBCUs.” — Howard President Ben Vinson | |
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“It isn’t just the students, it’s our faculty, our students who are Teaching Fellows – they all get so much back from this. This is the kind of virtuous cycle we can continue to create. While we now only have one course, we want to scale this up.” — Spelman President Helene Gayle | |
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| “This program is an opportunity for us to take Morehouse beyond borders. This year we will add another course and my guess is by the time we hit another 3 or 4 years we will multiply that course offering by at least 3x” — Morehouse President David Thomas | |
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| | Read More about our Powerful HBCU Partnerships Below | |
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| “From our inception, we’ve been about access. We’ve been about bringing education to people who are talented but who may not have opportunities.” — Morehouse Provost Kendrick Brown | |
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