These colleges and universities have demonstrated a powerful commitment to exploring and reckoning with the effects of slavery on the lives of their institutions, their communities, and the nation as a whole:
- Columbia College Chicago (IL)
- Drury University (MO)
- Fisk University (TN)
- Fontbonne University (MO)
- Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
- Messiah University (PA)
- Roanoke College (VA)
- Shenandoah University (VA)
- Tougaloo College (MS)
- Ursuline College (OH)
- Wofford College (SC)
Note: Bloomfield College (NJ) served as an Institutional Affiliate until July 1, 2023, when it became part of Montclair State University.