INTRODUCTION
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been and are critical drivers of social mobility and social change in the Black community. Since their founding they have had missions to provide access and opportunity for Black people when they were excluded or denied admittance elsewhere. Today, HBCUs continue close the societal and economic gaps that exist for Black people in America. HBCUs represent just three percent of institutions of higher education, enroll less than ten percent of African Americans in higher education, but graduate more than 17 percent of African American bachelor degrees and more than 24 percent of African American bachelor degrees in STEM fields (NCES, 2016). More importantly, “HBCUs have better completion rates for Black students than non-HBCUs” (Nichols & …show more content…
A recent study by Gallup, revealed that “Black HBCU graduates are more likely to be thriving in purpose and financial well-being than Black graduates who did not receive their degrees from HBCUs” (Gallup, 2015). Despite their level of production and efficiency, HBCUs are continually challenged to …show more content…
Next, I describe three precursory theories, stereotype threat and social identity theory, the competing values framework, and institutional effectiveness. These ideas form the foundation of a model of organizational behavior that I will introduce called institutionalized stereotype threat. Using the model of institutionalized stereotype threat, I develop a set of research questions to be examine through this study. These questions will address the linkage between stereotype threat and organizational effectiveness, based on the analysis of survey responses from sitting presidents at HBCUs. The quantitative analysis will be followed by a discussion of the findings and areas of additional research that can be
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been and are critical drivers of social mobility and social change in the Black community. Since their founding they have had missions to provide access and opportunity for Black people when they were excluded or denied admittance elsewhere. Today, HBCUs continue close the societal and economic gaps that exist for Black people in America. HBCUs represent just three percent of institutions of higher education, enroll less than ten percent of African Americans in higher education, but graduate more than 17 percent of African American bachelor degrees and more than 24 percent of African American bachelor degrees in STEM fields (NCES, 2016). More importantly, “HBCUs have better completion rates for Black students than non-HBCUs” (Nichols & …show more content…
A recent study by Gallup, revealed that “Black HBCU graduates are more likely to be thriving in purpose and financial well-being than Black graduates who did not receive their degrees from HBCUs” (Gallup, 2015). Despite their level of production and efficiency, HBCUs are continually challenged to …show more content…
Next, I describe three precursory theories, stereotype threat and social identity theory, the competing values framework, and institutional effectiveness. These ideas form the foundation of a model of organizational behavior that I will introduce called institutionalized stereotype threat. Using the model of institutionalized stereotype threat, I develop a set of research questions to be examine through this study. These questions will address the linkage between stereotype threat and organizational effectiveness, based on the analysis of survey responses from sitting presidents at HBCUs. The quantitative analysis will be followed by a discussion of the findings and areas of additional research that can be