Reimagining Higher Education in the United States
Higher education in the United States is at an inflection point. The core mission of the university—instruction, research, and service—has not changed. Nor has the need…
Strategies Executive Leadership
The executive leadership team seeks to increase the stability and effectiveness of leadership at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
- Supports presidents/chancellors and their governing boards to advance institutional missions.
- Engages institutional leaders in a joint process of development, reflection, assessment and improvement.
- Advances the belief that transformational change in higher education institutions is only possible when executive leaders are aligned, informed and interconnected to other institutional leaders engaged in the pursuit of similar missions and goals.
For more information on Executive Leadership at the Institute for Capacity Building, contact Dr. Zillah Fluker, Zillah.Fluker@uncf.org.
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“This initiative is genius. I so appreciate the sense of community and the support system.”
—Dr. Vernell Bennett-Fairs
President, LeMoyne-Owen College
