Author

Brian A. Burt

Assistant Professor in the Educational Policy and Leadership Analysis department in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

brian.a.burt@wisc.edu

@Brian_A_Burt

Articles

American Educational Research Journal

Stories Untold: Counter-Narratives to Anti-Blackness and Deficit-Oriented Discourse Concerning HBCUs

Introduction Despite the wide ranging accomplishments earned by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), narratives regarding HBCUs often use deficit-oriented framing that erase their achievements. This context of pervasive institutional anti-blackness is rooted in the historical marginalization of HBCUs that continues to reinforce itself through less favorable depictions of HBCUs in the media and ultimately…

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