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Patterson Research Institute  \nwith support from  \nHBCU Adult Learner Initiative: A Focus on Black Rurality May 2024  \nTable of Contents  \nExecutive Summary........................................................................... i  \nRural Black Adult Learners ............................................................. 1  \nElizabeth City State University..................................................... 4  \nFayetteville State University ..........................................................5  \nJohnson C. Smith University ......................................................... 6  \nShaw University.................................................................................7  \nWinston-Salem State University ...................................................8  \nNew Learning.................................................................................... 9  \nRecommendations for Institutions .............................................10  \nRecommendations for Intermediaries ........................................11  \nAuthors:  \nKamia F. Slaughter, Ph. D.  \nNadrea Njoku, Ph. D.  \nExecutive Summary  \nIn January 2024, UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI) published “Adult Learner Initiative External Report,” which outlined key findings and recommendations from an evaluation of the Adult Learner Initiative, a multi-million-dollar grant focused on improving the educational experiences of Black adult learners. To supplement and extend that work, Ascendium Education Group collaborated with FDPRI and Lumina Foundation to fund this portion of the evaluation, which centers Black, rural learners. Essential to both Ascendium’ s strategy and the realities of higher education in North Carolina, identifying markers of rural ity was central to the evaluation design and the following research questions:  \n(A) How do institutional policies and processes impact the Black, rural learner experience?  \n(B) What markers of rurality are reflected throughout participating institutions and surrounding communities?  \nPARTICIPATING NORTH CAROLINA HBCUs  \nWe center insights and expertise from five North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which are listed below:  \n• Elizabeth City State University  \n• Fayetteville State University  \n• Johnson C. Smith University  \n• Shaw University  \n• Winston-Salem State University  \nOVERVIEW  \nBlack, rural learners and other institutional actors at HBCUs in North Carolina experience rural ity in varied ways. Despite institutional characteristics and geospatial locations that contribute to the unique identities of HBCUs, actors offered nuanced considerations about rural ity. Faculty, staff, and students understood rural ityin the context of environmental, financial, and social factors in addition to services and programs tailored to rural students.  \nThis report engages rural data landscapes, scholarship on rural students, and empirical research about adult learners at HBCUs to explore rural ity. Our overall approach is threefold: First, we use place-based data categories and nomenclature to situate HBCUs within rural discourses. Second, we position institutional and statewide strategic plans as critical documents that help contextual ize researchers’ and institutional actors’conceptions of rural ity. Third, we frame HBCU actors’ voices about place as essential contextual components for understanding institutional and community cultures and differentiating between HBCU environments.  \nCONSIDERATIONS OF RURALITY  \nWe grapple with the term, rurality, expansively and fluidly. Specifically, we think about rural ity as encompassing several factors like rural place, rural people, rural livelihoods, rural governance, and sociopsycho-rural perceptions (Chigbu, 2013) .  \nORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT  \nThis report begins with background and contextual information","cbCaie3xwArxbTQi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie3xwArxbTQi","pdf",2205491,16,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Rural Black Adult Learners\n# Elizabeth City State University\n# Fayetteville State University\n# Johnson C. Smith University\n# Shaw University\n# Winston-Salem State University\n# New Learning\n# Recommendations for Institutions\n# Recommendations for Intermediaries","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this evaluation report?\",\"answer\":\"It supplements an earlier external report by extending the evaluation of the Adult Learner Initiative, focusing on Black rural learners and how rurality shapes educational experiences.\"},{\"question\":\"What research questions guide the study?\",\"answer\":\"The report asks how institutional policies and processes affect Black rural learners, and what markers of rurality appear across participating institutions and surrounding communities.\"},{\"question\":\"Which North Carolina HBCUs participate in the report?\",\"answer\":\"The report centers five North Carolina HBCUs: Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. 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