What if the biggest challenge facing HBCUs isn't becoming more prestigious, but believing they still need permission to be considered excellent?

In this conversation, Ph.D. candidate Tuesday Barnes explores the race toward R1 status through a different lens. Rather than debating whether research funding and recognition matter, she asks a deeper question: Who gets to define success in the first place?

From institutional identity to research, mission, and excellence, this episode challenges how HBCUs measure progress and what they risk losing if they pursue someone else's standard.

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