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Johnstone, Sally M.; Schexnider, Alvin J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2023
Much has been written of late regarding the effects on higher education of the shifting demographics in the United States. Many writers seem to focus on colleges that are closing because the shrinking number of 18- to 24-year-olds means declining enrollments. The authors of this article would like to focus on some positive actions and strategies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, College Students, School Demography
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Moss, Hilary J. – History of Education Quarterly, 2006
In the late 1820s, African Americans' access to primary and religious instruction expanded significantly throughout the urban Northeast, yet barriers to their higher education remained firm. Segregated in public "African" schools, blacks were also barred from most private academies. Collegiate education similarly remained out of reach.…
Descriptors: African Americans, Black Colleges, Higher Education, Access to Education