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Client Spotlight: National Society of Black Engineers

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The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a student-governed, nonprofit organization headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with chapters at universities all over the world. At the time, 80 percent of all Black freshmen students were dropping out after their first year in the engineering program. Barnette, Jr. Kirtley, John W.

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Let’s All Pull Together: Reflections from Harambee 2023

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“Whenever I walk on a campus at an HBCU, I feel like I’m home.” – Susan Taylor Batten, president and CEO, ABFE After the session ended, the Shaw band played “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (also known as the “Negro National Anthem”). She and my great-grandfather worked as sharecroppers while raising eight children.