Over 1,000 HBCU college administrators, including 40 presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), assembled in Atlanta this week to kick off the United Negro College Fund’s 2nd annual UNITE Summit for Black Educators.
The three-day event is hosted by the UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building, whose mission is to partner with HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) to help propel student success. UNCF organizers say that they want UNITE to assist educators from across the higher education sector and transform institutions to centralize and elevate a comprehensive strategy of institutional transformation and continuous improvement.
“When you have over 40 college presidents, administrators, and leaders all coming together as well as corporate leaders, you end up with sharing of ideas that causes everyone to leave wiser than they were when they came and better positioned to go out and make a difference in their organizations,” said Milton Jones, Chairman of the UNCF Board of Directors. 
Dr. Johnnetta Cole.
The summit will also showcase the fund’s HBCUv digital platform, scheduled to launch this fall, allowing students, educators, and staff to share best practices and learn from other HBCUs nationwide.
Last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to eliminate affirmative action in admission policies at colleges and universities was a topic of conversation at the gathering.
