About Us

The National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit association that is managed by its members. NBGSA is recognized as the primary student organization addressing the needs of African American graduate students. NBGSA offers its members leadership training, professional development, mentoring opportunities, career placement services and more!

NBGSA is governed by an executive board of graduate students and is operated by a professional staff at the national office located on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.