1890 Foundation Releases Data on the 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities at UIDP’s HBCU-Engage Conference
Recently, all nineteen 1890 Historically Black Land Grant Universities and the 1890 Foundation was represented at the recent UIDP-HBCU Engage two-day conference held on April 18-19 in Nashville, TN. Tennessee State University, one of the 1890 universities, was a host for the conference.
The conference focused on creating opportunities for UIDP’s member industry companies to meet with HBCUs as they explored possible industry-academic partnerships and research collaborations. During the HBCU-Engage Conference, the 1890 Foundation released information on the collective research capabilities of the nineteen 1890 universities, captured in this infographic below …
Key highlights from 10 years of cited academic research include ...
HBCUs, including the 1890 land-grant universities, have significant collective research expertise in numerous social science and STEM research areas impacting Black populations. The 1890s have a specific strength in agricultural and biological science
A common misconception is that HBCUs emphasize social science and humanities - however, over 80 percent of HBCUs/1890 institution research is in the STEM fields.
HBCUs, including the 1890 universities, produce a greater share of research than other U.S. Institutions across 14 of the 16 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Found below are research directors representing the various 1890 institutions …
To inquire about partnerships and collaboration with 1890 Universities, contact the 1890 Foundation at: info@1890foundation.org.