“The national conversation around HBCUs has rightly shifted toward recognizing their outsized contribution to student success and economic mobility,” said Julian Thompson, senior director of UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building. “The next step is ensuring these institutions have the enduring capacity to meet the changing needs of students while remaining true to the mission that has defined them for generations. The outcomes in this report demonstrate the impact that’s possible when HBCUs are empowered to build on those strengths.”