Work in progress - strengthening HBCU engineering education research capacity

The Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE) has collaborated with the council of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) engineering school deans to develop each school´s capacity for rigorous engineering education research. As the project has drawn to a close, the schools were asked to provide written reports summarizing their activities, knowledge gained, and research planned or performed. This paper will summarize a) the campus reports on the impact of their participation in the project, b) the lessons learned by individuals attending engineering education research conferences, and c) the future plans submitted by the participating campuses. Particular attention will be paid to emerging themes and concerns of the campuses and individuals.