Eddie Red
Morehouse College, GA·Education Research
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a long record of graduating African American students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). They do so at higher rates than other institutions, and their graduates are prepared for graduate school and STEM careers.
- Fields
Education Research
Social Science
- Topics
STEM education
broadening participation
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Aug 2027
What they work on
- Investigate how HBCUs with diverse academic cultures graduate African American STEM students at higher rates than other institutions, using convergence research across the Morehouse, Spelman and Virginia State hub and about fifty partner HBCUs.
- Examine why HBCUs produce a higher rate of African American STEM students who go on to earn PhDs, and how these schools foster a greater sense of well-being in their students.
- Apply a common theoretical framework to identify the individual and systemic vulnerabilities students face and the institutional supports that promote their success and retention.
- Develop evidence-based interventions through community-based participatory research, and share data and results across the HBCU network through webinars, white papers and workshop-based conferences.
More about the research
Learning why these schools succeed could help all of higher education, and society, support students better.
Why it matters
Colleges trying to raise graduation and PhD rates among African American STEM students could use evidence drawn from HBCUs to design better supports. The center intends to turn its findings into evidence-based interventions and to share data and results across HBCUs so they can improve student outcomes. It will also document HBCUs' contributions to STEM education at local, state and national levels.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
Charles Colen
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR·Education Research
Establish a STEM Academy for Research and Entrepreneurship that combines science and business training and builds faculty skill in high-impact practices that engage students.
Madhura Kulkarni
Northern Kentucky University, KY·Education Research
Create and assess a "4C" fellowship for underrepresented and transfer STEM students that combines scholarships with co-mentoring, community building, career development, and research experiences.
Melanie Van Stry
Lane College, TN·Education Research
Redesign foundational STEM courses at an HBCU with active learning and course-based research, and train faculty in these teaching methods.
The school
Morehouse College: 1 labs on PI Pages, $6M a year on research.
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