15 HBCUs Launch a National Research Coalition — and It Could Change Everything

15 HBCUs Launch a National Research Coalition — and It Could Change Everything

By Courtesy of HBCUNEWS.com | Inner City News The HBCU research coalition known as AHRI is here, and Black higher education hasn’t seen a coordinated move like this in a long time. Fifteen historically Black colleges and universities officially launched the Association of HBCU Research Institutions on April 29, 2026, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The coalition — backed by a $1.05 million grant from the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery …