HBCU ‘attributes’ encourage high achievement

Many broad-minded people still hold implicit biases that assign excellence to the Harvards and Stanfords of the world, or to other elite, predominantly white institutions such as Rutgers, Auburn and the University of Wisconsin, where my career was shaped before coming to Morgan as its 10th president. I earned my first two degrees at Tuskegee University, so I am well aware of the transformational power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Still, my experience at Morgan over the past nine years has deepened my respect for the teaching and research quality, accomplishments and potential at HBCUs and has given me greater awareness of cultural attributes from the HBCU tradition that make the high achievements of many Morganites possible.