Higher Education · 2025
Economic and Social Mobility
Redefining Higher Education for Generational Wealth
By Hakim J. Lucas
In Economic and Social Mobility: Redefining Higher Education for Generational Wealth, Dr. Hakim J. Lucas offers a transformative vision for higher education—one that extends beyond the classroom to create lasting economic opportunity, leadership, and generational impact.
Through the lens of innovation, workforce development, and student success, the book challenges institutions to rethink how they prepare students not only to earn degrees, but to build wealth, strengthen communities, and thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
Grounded in the mission and experiences of Virginia Union University, this timely work serves as both a reflection on the future of higher education and a call to action for educators, leaders, and policymakers committed to expanding opportunity for all.
Published by Virginia Union University Press.
