Closing the Achievement Gap Consortium

Data shows that African American males perform at the lowest level of all minority groups on academic achievement tests. Since 2015, Concordia has sought to provide support for young African American men, and encourage them in their pursuit of higher education.

One of the main efforts of the AAMI is the annual Summer Institute, where schools nominate young men of color to attend a four-day, overnight event on Concordia’s campus where attendees learn to set goals for themselves, meet with successful African American executives in the area, and connect with peers and mentors who will help them achieve success.

Learn more about the AAMI.

With a similar goal to that of the AAMI, Concordia began in 2018 an African American Female Initiative, and will host the first AAFI Summer Institute this summer. Check the Upcoming Events page for more details, or contact Elliott Moeser for more information.

Learn more about the AAFI.

Concordia has partnered with Integrated Comprehensive Systems for Equity to offer its partner CAGC schools summertime training on how they can begin to tackle the achievement gap concern within their schools. The interactive, intensive, three-day institutes are held on partner schools’ campuses throughout the summer. Learn more by contacting Elliott Moeser.