Maurice Ashley and Dr. Ashley Parr from Ashley-Parr, LLC are collaborating with Dr. Michelle Ellefson at Cambridge University and Dr. Serpell of Virginia State University on a million dollar research project funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Education Science (R305A110932). Learn more about executive functions and the research project by reading Dr. Parr’s interview on page 44 of the February 2012 issue of Chess Life magazine.
Maurice Ashley Launches HBCU Chess Alliance and Announces Inaugural National Championship
The HBCU Chess Alliance aims to turn collegiate chess into a pathway to opportunity for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By bringing campuses
October 5, 2026
