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Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Experiences of three historically black universities illustrate advantages and problems of college ownership of hotels and conference centers. Tuskegee University (Alabama) hopes its city, university, and conference facility will draw African American groups. Clark Atlanta University (Georgia) has purchased and renovated a hotel and restaurant.…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Blacks, Case Studies, College Buildings
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
Under the leadership of President David H. Swinton, Benedict College (North Carolina) has provided leadership and support for local economic development, benefitting both the community and the school. Trustees invested college endowment funds to help save the sole black-owned banking institution in the state, which now promises to become a…
Descriptors: Banking, Black Colleges, Case Studies, College Administration
Roach, Ronald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Tracks the trend toward heavy college and university investment in information technology and encouragement of its use for teaching and administration, but notes that the technology's full potential has not been reached. Illustrates the trends with experiences of Voorhees College (South Carolina), a small, historically black liberal arts college,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Black Colleges, Case Studies, Change Strategies