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Success of HBCUs Means Looking Forward, Not Backwards

by Dr. James T. Minor , April 5, 2007

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In order for HBCUs to remain viable, proponents will need to capture the discourse on HBCUs and work to define (and re-define) their meaning relative to the needs of public higher education. Framing why HBCUs are still necessary and demonstrating their relevancy in a contemporary context will likely enable more support and fewer romanticized conversations about what they used to be. The fact that public HBCUs lack a modern definition represents an opportunity to define the role they will play looking forward. HBCU champions must effectively communicate their character and contribution to external constituents or risk having it interpreted for them.

— Dr. James T. Minor is an assistant professor of higher education at Michigan State University.

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