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Springboard to science: the institutions that shaped Black researchers’ careers

Historically Black colleges and universities offer personal and professional support that predominantly white US institutions do not.
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More than 100 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) operate across the United States, most dating to the late 1800s, when they were founded in the wake of the US Civil War.

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Nature 597, 435-438 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02487-6

These interviews have been edited for length and clarity.

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  • Correction 27 September 2021: This Career feature erroneously named East Tennessee State University as one of the three historically Black colleges and universities near Vanderbilt University.

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