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Palmer, Robert T.; Davis, Ryan J.; Gasman, Marybeth – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
Eighteen years after the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Fordice, many states have complied somewhat or not at all to its mandates. This has been particularly evident in Maryland, where the presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are pressuring the state to fulfill its commitment with the Office of Civil Rights…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Desegregation Plans, Civil Rights, Public Colleges
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Gasman, Marybeth; Lundy-Wagner, Valerie; Ransom, Tafaya; Bowman, Nelson, III – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2010
This book is organized into nine chapters. First the authors provide a historical overview of historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs), examining their founding as well as the role of African Americans, missionaries, and industrial philanthropists in their development. They also look at how these institutions have changed over time,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational History, Educational Change, School Desegregation
Hawkins, B. Denise – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1995
A report issued by the American Association of University Professors' Committee on Historically Black Institutions and the Status of Minorities in the Profession is critical of the lack of state support for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and contends that "United States versus Fordice" will result in elimination of…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, College Role, College Segregation