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Paper: HBCUs promote social, economic mobility for Black children who live nearby

2026-03-10

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ― New research from a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economists estimates the social mobility effects of four-year public historically Black colleges and universities on Black children who live in the same county as an HBCU.Using data on children born around...