Doctoral Study Programs in Social Work at HBCUs: Origin and Program Development

Fisk University began the genesis of HBCU graduate programs in 1880. During the next fifty years, several other HBCUs established graduate programs. That group included Lincoln, Howard, and Morgan State. However, only Lincoln University established a PhD program. The primary goal of this paper is to...

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Published in:Journal of social work education 2016-01, Vol.52 (1), p.58-68
Main Authors: Aubrey, Hal, Jordan, Tina, Stevenson, Andre P., Boss-Victoria, Rena, Haynes, James, Estreet, Anthony, Smith, Jahmaine, Cameron, Elijah, Williams, Quotasze
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Black Colleges
Colleges & universities
Companies
District of Columbia
Doctoral Programs
Educational Development
Educational History
Experts
Georgia
Graduate studies
Graduate Study
Historical development
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Intellectual Disciplines
Lincoln, Howard
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Profiles
Program Development
Scholarships & fellowships
Social development
Social programs
Social Work
Tennessee
Virginia
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Summary:Fisk University began the genesis of HBCU graduate programs in 1880. During the next fifty years, several other HBCUs established graduate programs. That group included Lincoln, Howard, and Morgan State. However, only Lincoln University established a PhD program. The primary goal of this paper is to provide a historical perspective regarding the development of social work doctoral degree programs in the context of HBCU graduate degree program development. Although HBCU social work doctoral programs have only existed since 1978, they are significant and growing academic enterprises which are expanding the pool of doctoral level social work experts and professors of color. Further, these programs should be viewed contextually as producers of scholars on the larger landscape of the academy.
ISSN:1043-7797
2163-5811
DOI:10.1080/10437797.2016.1117916