The Impact of COVID-19 on STEM Stakeholders at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• In Event: Reimagining Higher Education During a Global Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 spurred an unprecedented global crisis, disrupting life as we know it and transmuting traditional methods, experiences, and abilities of post-secondary institutions’ stakeholders. Institutions abruptly transitioned to remote instruction as orders were implemented by state governments. The goal of this project was to collect information about the impact of COVID-19 on engineering education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Seventy-four stakeholders from HBCUs across the country participated in the study. Through this process, the following research question was investigated: How has COVID-19 impacted the success and persistence of engineering faculty, staff, and students at HBCUs? Findings indicated challenges with working at home, added personal burdens, and concerns about their future at the institution due to the impact of COVID-19.

Authors

• Brittany Boyd, Morgan State University

• Trina Fletcher, Florida International University

• Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University