Our Objective
The objective of the National Association of African-American Honors
Programs (NAAAHP) shall be the promotion and advancement of honors and similar educational programs in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and in Predominately Black Colleges and Universities (PBCUs), as well as institutions that provide honors education for African-American students.
The specific goals of the Association include:
To develop, enhance, and support honors programs in all Historically/Predominately Black Institutions.
To stimulate and encourage community service and leadership as one of the high aims of education.
To sponsor and encourage scholarly research that addresses the admission and retention of talented students and other challenges confronting honors education in Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
To advocate the funding of honors programs by federal and state agencies and private philanthropic foundations and organizations.
To facilitate the enrollment of African-American students into graduate and professional schools.
To promote a curriculum that fosters a life-long, disciplined approach to knowledge and scholarship through inquiry and exploration.
To develop an undergraduate educational environment that promotes scholarship, knowledge, and an appreciation of African-American culture as a mirror for understanding other great world cultures.
