Historically Black College or University Attendance and Cognition in US Black Adults
Maria Glymour, a professor of Epidemiology, co-authored a study published in JAMA titled “Historically Black College or University Attendance and Cognition in US Black Adults,” which suggests that “HBCU attendance may have long-term cognitive benefits for Black adults that are robust to historical and ongoing inequities resulting from racialized education policies.”
The study has been featured in The Guardian, The Root, and Black Enterprise.
IMAGE: Howard University college students perform a walkout protest to demand ‘No Cooperation With DC’s Occupation’ on the Howard University campus in Washington DC on 9 September 2025. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images