2016 – With generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SEF engaged a group of 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a study of institutional effectiveness. The purpose of this study was to 1) identify the issues related to capacity and institutional practice that contribute to overall campus effectiveness and to 2) understand what, and how, an initiative could support institutional effectiveness for the group of HBCUs receiving direct support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.