WE KNOWWWW: New Study Says HBCUs Are Better For Black Students’ Long-Term Health, Historically Black College Grads Gleeful

WE KNOWWWW: New Study Says HBCUs Are Better For Black Students’ Long-Term Health, Historically Black College Grads Gleeful

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Well, ya don’t say. The Guardian reports that new research suggests that attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) may have lasting cognitive benefits for Black Americans later in life. If you aks any HBCU grad, this is less than shocking (yet quite satisfying) news. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, examined nearly 2,000 Black adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980, a per…

HBCU Attendance May Be Linked to Black Alumni Brain Health

Middle-aged and aging alumni of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities could very well be reaping health benefits decades later, according to a recent study.  Researchers examined a sample of 1,978 Black American adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980, 35% of which had attended an HBCU. The study also examined college attendees who had attended also high school in a state with an HBCU. .   The study, published on th…

Why attending an HBCU might be good for Black students mental health

Attending an HBCU may provide long-term positive mental health benefits for Black Americans, according to new research. The study, published last month in JAMA Network Open, examined data from 1,978 Black adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980. Researchers found that Black adults who attended an HBCU had better memory and cognitive functioning by age 62 compared to peers who attended predominantly white institutions, according to The …

Adults In The US Who Attended HBCUs Instead Of PWIs Have Better Cognition, Study Finds

A study has shown that there are different health outcomes for Black adults in the U.S. who attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) versus predominantly white institutions (PWIs). The study, co-authored by researchers from Rutgers University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Columbia University, Boston University, and Harvard University, examined the relationship between cognitive health outcomes among 1,978 Black i…

Not So Shocking: Study Says HBCUs Are Better For Black Students’ Long-Term Health

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Well, ya don’t say. The Guardian reports that new research suggests that attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) may have lasting cognitive benefits for Black Americans later in life. If you ask any HBCU grad, this is less than shocking (yet quite satisfying) news. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, examined nearly 2,000 Black adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980, a per…

BLK ALERTS - New study links HBCU attendance to improved brain health decades later

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 07: A member of the class of 2016 reacts as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 2016 commencement ceremony at Howard University May 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama is the sixth sitting U.S. president to deliver the commencement speech at Howard University. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The study suggests that culturally affirming environments like those often found at HBCUs may help protect long-term bra…