Strada collaborates with students, policymakers, educators, and employers across the U.S. to strengthen the link between education and opportunity.
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We prioritize policies, practices, and programs that help ensure postsecondary education provides equitable pathways to opportunity.
We advance our mission through research, grantmaking, social impact investments, public policy solutions, Strada-supported nonprofit organizations, and strategic initiatives.
These anchor institutions are critical launchpads for the educational and economic advancement of their students.
The Strada HBCU Initiative seeks to build upon what HBCUs already do: invest in leaders of the future and position them to change the world.
Students aspire to not only graduate from college, but also to build meaningful careers and lead successful lives, and HBCUs have been helping students reach their goals for more than 150 years. HBCUs are a significant driver of degree attainment and economic mobility, for all of their students.
Strada walks alongside the 50 institutions that are part of its HBCU Initiative, helping them continue to offer an affordable option for aspiring college students, provide access to quality coaching, and create opportunities for work-based learning that will help these students build a bridge between education and career.
The core components of the HBCU Initiative were shaped and defined under the guidance of the HBCU Advisory Council of current and former HBCU presidents and chancellors.
Partnering with HBCUs helps more students achieve better outcomes for themselves, their families, and their communities.
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Strada Scholars are changemakers who aim to make significant contributions on campus, within the community, and in their future careers.
Interested in knowing more about the Strada HBCU Initiative? Reach out to learn more about HBCUs’ success as drivers of degree attainment and economic mobility.
Initiative designed to support aspiring leaders at HBCUs through scholarships, work-based learning opportunities, expands to 50 schools
Delaware State sophomore accounting major eyes and a different career path after viewing a wealth of options.
With a passion for writing and teaching, student seeks ways to teach while she’s still learning
Sophomore engineering ‘rock star’ learns to become a leader while following in the HBCU grad footsteps of his parents and brother.
As a natural leader, student embraces opportunities to work in her field and build campus community
Two centuries after the first historically Black colleges and universities were founded, the 101 accredited HBCUs in operation today continue to deliver on their legacy of expanding educational opportunity for Black students that leads to successful and fulfilling lives.
$25 million grant from Strada Education Network taps the collective experience and insights of HBCU leaders to scale experiential learning and leadership development within the college experience
XULA President Reynold Verret on How His HBCU Helps Students Succeed
Strada Education Network has awarded grants to five institutions whose aims align with Strada’s mission of “Completion With a Purpose.”