Lumina Foundation is partnering with five HBCUs in North Carolina to implement changes to remove institutional policy barriers and launch new or expand existing efforts to better support Black adult learners.
A rebroadcast of this event will available on Oct. 6 in this space.
Rebroadcast of Oct. 5 event.
This convening is aimed at practitioners, policymakers, funders, and researchers interested in HBCU efforts to serve Black adults and how to best support Black adult learners.
At this virtual convening, we are excited to unveil the five grant recipients for our HBCU Adult Learner Initiative.
We also will:
Share promising practices and approaches to serving Black adult learners
Discuss how HBCUs can best serve Black adult learner subgroups like veterans, parents, and rural students
Explore historical and contemporary issues regarding adult learners at HBCUs
Agenda
9 a.m.
Welcome, Dr. Danette Howard, Senior Vice President & Chief Policy Officer, Lumina Foundation
9:10 a.m.
Overview of the HBCU Adult Learner Initiative, Dr. Jasmine Haywood, Strategy Director for Student Success, Lumina Foundation
9:25 a.m.
Plenary 1 – Centering Adult Learners at HBCUs: Historical and Contemporary Contributions
10:15 a.m.
Keynote, Dr. David Wilson, President, Morgan State University
11 a.m.
Plenary 2 – HBCUs and Black Adult Learner Sub-Populations: The Diversity Within
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