Author Profile
Dr. Kristen E. Broady
Biography
Dr. Kristen Broady is the dean of the College of Business and Barron Hilton Endowed Professor of Economics at Dillard University. She is the proprietor of KBroad Consulting and has served as a consultant for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Center for Global Policy Solutions, the City of East Point, Georgia, and as the HBCU consultant for season two of The Quad on BET. She earned a B.A. in criminal justice at Alcorn State University and an MBA and Ph.D. in business administration with a major in economics at Jackson State University. Dr. Broady is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and The Baltimore (MD) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
Author's Essays
Since their establishment 182 years ago, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided African American students with the best avenue, and, for some, the only path to a college degree. Despite this, arguments for and against the existence of HBCUs have been debated…