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Gasman, Marybeth; Bowman, Nelson, III – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black Colleges and Universities" is a comprehensive, research-based work that brings the best practices and expertise of seminal professionals to the larger Black college environment and beyond. Drawing on data-driven advice from interviews with successful Black college fundraisers and private sector…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Institutional Advancement, Private Sector, Black Colleges
Richardson, Joe M. – 1980
Covering the period from the beginnings of Fisk University through World War II, this narrative reviews the social and academic history of the institution. The problems of private universities, compounded by being black, are highlighted as are several events such as the student revolts of 1924-25, the appointment of the university's first black…
Descriptors: Activism, Alumni, Black Colleges, Black Education
Pieschel, Bridget Smith; Pieschel, Stephen Robert – 1984
The history of the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) from 1884 to 1984 is described. MUW, the first state-supported college for women is now coeducational, but adheres to its original mission of providing educational opportunity for women. Educational, administrative, and architectural developments are traced, with attention to leaders who…
Descriptors: Alumni, Coeducation, College Administration, College Environment
Lopez, Enrique Hank – 1979
Harvard University's effect on American life is examined through investigation of its pervasive mystique, magnitude of power, fallacies, controversies, and its ramifications on both the national and international scenes. Viewed from its modest beginning in 1638 to the present, Harvard is described as "a multinational academic conglomerate,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Bias, College Environment, College Graduates