Welcome To The Historically Black Colleges & Universities Aging Conference

The HBCU Aging Conference is co-organized by the Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics Inc. (BIGG) and the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) HBCU Collaborative Interest Group. 

The HBCU Aging conference is designed to target early-career HBCU scholars, including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculties. To inspire interest and commitment among HBCU scholars, this conference will provide a community of aging experts such as researchers, practitioners, national and grassroots organizations, advocates, and participating scholars.

The conference is intentionally created to offer spaces where early careerists in the field of aging can continue to critically unpack the ‘nuanced nature’ of Black aging — ranging from social vulnerabilities resulting from racism and ageism— to resilience and thriving even when confronted with systemic disadvantages.

The conference will create pathways for HBCU scholars to successfully be part of the aging field by providing an avenue for knowledge exchange, sustainable skills advancement, leadership, accessing training supports, and mentorship.