2025 Update
Please check back upon the appointment of the Initiative’s Executive Director.
The Annual National HBCU Week Conference is the nation’s premier convening of college and university executive leadership, faculty, students, and supporters. It serves as a culmination event highlighting the programs, projects and policies that have proven impact for the HBCU community. The event provides a unique occasion for federal agencies, private sector companies and philanthropic organizations to participate and provide useful information and successful models to improve instruction, degree completion and federal engagement ensuring the sustained elimination of systemic inequities.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Annual National HBCU Week Conference is the largest convening of key influencers in the HBCU space. The event brings together senior administrators, students, sponsored programs professionals, financial aid executives, higher education advocates, members of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs, trustees, alumni, corporate, foundation and government officials and a variety of other professionals with diverse backgrounds.
HBCU CAREER AND RECRUITMENT FAIR
Each year, the Initiative hosts an annual HBCU Career and Recruitment Fair for students, recent alumni, and other job seekers. Career fair objectives include Introducing HBCU students and alumni to career, fellowship, and internship opportunities; Encouraging stakeholders and external partners to recruit from HBCU talent; Serving as a forum that fosters public private partnerships to reinforce the impact HBCUs have on U.S. competitiveness and innovation; and fostering collaborations among participants, institutions and students.
FEDERAL AGENCY MEET AND GREET
Annually, the Federal Agency Meet and Greet provides an opportunity to meet representatives from the Initiative’s federal partner agencies in a casual networking setting; and to learn about the current program offerings resources, opportunities, and initiatives underway to advance educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity in partnership with HBCUs at over 30+ federal agencies.
EXHIBITION HALL
The exhibition hall provided an opportunity for organizations to transform the audience’s experience by creating a fun, immersive and interactive atmosphere. Organizations converge on National HBCU Week with bold, innovative exhibits that attract attendees, foster new business relationships, and deliver unique value with potential stakeholders, future grantees, or contractors. Attendees explore groundbreaking initiatives, engage with industry leaders, fostering collaboration, inspiration, and the exchange of innovative ideas.