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Uniting for a brighter tomorrow.

The Alabama HBCU Consortium was formed in 2021 as a way for these four institutions to collaborate on common goals and address shared challenges. The consortium provides a platform for member schools to share resources, expertise, and best practices, and to advocate for policies that support the mission of HBCUs in Alabama and across the country.

The consortium also provides a platform for member institutions to collaborate on community engagement and economic development initiatives. By working together, HBCUs in Alabama are able to leverage their collective resources and expertise to support economic growth and promote social equity in the communities they serve.

In addition, the Alabama HBCU Consortium is committed to promoting equity and inclusion in higher education. By advocating for policies and practices that support diversity and equity, member institutions are able to ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational opportunities, regardless of their background or socioeconomic status.

Overall, the Alabama HBCU Consortium plays a critical role in promoting the mission and values of HBCUs in Alabama and across the country. By working together, member institutions are able to achieve greater impact and better serve their students and communities.

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Empowering Alabama's HBCUs

About Executive Director

Stronger together, shaping the future

Dr. Michael A. Walker-Jones currently serves as the Alabama HBCU Consortium Executive Director. He is an honor graduate of the University of Rochester, New York and holds a doctorate of Education in Curriculum, Human Learning, and Education Policy.

Dr. Walker-Jones has taught at the pre-school, elementary, high school, undergraduate, and graduate school levels and served as an Assistant Professor with Boston University in their overseas programs in Germany and Italy.

While serving as the assistant vice president for Health Affairs at the University of Louisville, he assisted with the recruitment, counseling, and retention of minority and disadvantaged students into the University’s Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, and other graduate and professional programs.

A trained Arbitrator and conflict resolution specialist he settled over 220 individual, gang, labor, and civil disputes while he was active in this area during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.

Recently serving as the Community and Policy Outreach Coordinator for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, Dr. Walker-Jones has helped to build the “Retain Alabama initiative” and assist in the program development to expand work-based learning opportunities across all degree and program areas at Alabama four-year public institutions.

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Alabama is home to several HBCUs. These educational institutions have a rich history and have played a significant role in providing education opportunities.