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| | | History and Accomplishments | | On February 22, 1996, UNCF announced the creation of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, named in honor and memory of the founder of UNCF. Its mission has been constant: to build a comprehensive research foundation for UNCF’s efforts to improve the education the nation’s students receive and the educational outcomes they experience. The Institute is located at UNCF headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. | Since its inception in 1996, the Institute has made great strides in the development of research on African Americans in education. The Institute's activities have included: - Designing and producing the first-ever comprehensive books on the status and progress of the education of African Americans in the United States;
- Publishing the first-ever report to present comprehensive regional comparisons of African Americans attending two-year colleges and four-year colleges and universities, public and private colleges and universities, and historically Black and traditionally white colleges and universities;
- Producing a compilation of research on African American higher education written by leading experts in the field;
- Publishing booklets of vital, up-to-date statistics that address the trends and progress of African Americans in education;
- Designing, conducting, printing, and disseminating detailed annual reports on the progress of UNCF member institutions;
- Providing technical assistance and information to answer specific inquiries from academic institutions, policymakers, the media, and the general public with respect to the status and conditions of African Americans and other minority populations in education.
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