Xavier University is First HBCU to Land a Confucius Institute

Xavier University is First HBCU to Land a Confucius Institute: When officials at Xavier University of Louisiana secured the support they needed to start a Confucius Institute on campus, it helped the university become the first HBCU to land the program meant to promote Chinese language and culture.

Beyond that distinction, university officials also succeeded in taking a critical step toward reaching a goal to offer a more globally relevant education.

Though Xavier’s selection as a Confucius Institute site was first announced after a trade and cultural exchange mission that the National Urban League led to Beijing in 2010, it is a feat university officials are trumpeting anew now that the university formalized the arrangement.