The UJIMA Collective Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs

06/18/2026

06/10/2026

Scholar Spotlight: Trinity Collier 🐻💜💛

Congratulations to Trinity Collier, a Miles College senior and Ujima Collective Research Scholar, on being selected for the prestigious National HBCU Geospatial Immersion Program. Her selection reflects a commitment to academic achievement, research excellence, and innovation.

As she gains hands-on experience in geospatial technologies, Trinity continues to represent Miles College with distinction while contributing to a national network of emerging scholars and researchers.

Join us in celebrating Trinity and her remarkable accomplishments!

06/05/2026

The Ujima Collective will convene its 2026 Annual Meeting on June 2–3, 2026, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., bringing together researchers, project leaders, institutional representatives, and evaluators from five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) committed to advancing...

06/03/2026

Annual Meeting Day one is in the books

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 2430319, 2430321, 2430323, 2430320, and 2430322.

04/08/2026

For the fourth consecutive year, President Bobbie Knight has been named among the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top Executives, continuing a record of leadership that speaks through results and sustained impact. 

She leads with clarity, holds the standard, and shows up fully in every room she enters. And yes, she is still doing it all in heels.

Congratulations, Madam President. 💜💛