Black Student Success Week 2026
An event every day that begins at 2:30 pm, repeating until 24 Apr 2026
One event on 23 Apr 2026 at 2:30 pm
The seventh annual Black Student Success Week is scheduled for April 20 – 24, 2026. This year’s theme is Revolution: (Re)Defining Black Student Success. The 2026 Black Student Success Week shifts from institutional designations (BSIs) to an overall structural transformation, and calls for a deliberate redefinition of who higher education serves, how it serves, and who controls the narrative of Black student success
The Black Hour: A series of daily webinars hosted from 12–1 p.m.
The After Party: A series of daily small group discussion forums held from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
The BlackOut: A virtual advocacy day event
TheBlackHour Webinar Schedule
From Designation to Declaration: BSIs Lead in California
Monday, April 20
12-1 p.m.
ROI as Economic Liberation: Higher Education’s Moral Obligation
Tuesday, April 21
12-1 p.m.
No More Gatekeeping: Redesigning Math Pathways for Servingness
Wednesday, April 22
12-1 p.m.
Basic Needs Support is Institutional Infrastructure, Not Intervention
Thursday, April 23
12-1 p.m.
In-Person Event
Black Student Success Week presents Jeff Hobbs, New York Times Bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Thursday, April 23
2:30-4:30 pm.
Humanities 131
Black Data is Black Power: Reclaiming the Story of Black Student Success
Friday, April 24
12-1 p.m.
