W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute-Princeton University Campus (Summer Program)

Since its inception in 1988, a primary aim of the W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute has been to develop a cadre of young leaders / scholars with a sense of community purpose, who would be committed to giving back for the betterment of their communities and nation. The Institute has been effective in nurturing scholarship in participants. Undoubtedly the Institute is on target in preparing the quality of minds and character that will be needed in the workplace in the new millennium. However, it is important to note that an aim of the Institute also is to produce “activist scholars” with a sense of community purpose who will assume key roles in improving urban areas. The Institute aims to solve some of society’s intractable problems of poverty, urban decay and disintegrating families, not just by attacking the problem but by strengthening the solution. Thus, grooming leaders to solve problems stemming from poverty is a primary aim of the Institute