Discusses a grant to the United Negro College Fund awarded to stimulate research efforts of scholars in Black colleges and to learn their insights and perspectives on the issue of minority career mobility and advancement. (JOW)

More black leaders are making the deliberate choice to serve historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). However, black leaders whose careers have been mainly at black schools find it nearly impossible to attain leadership positions at either majority white schools or national higher education organizations. Controversy over the issue…

The civil rights struggle has created different perspectives on the place and role of black public colleges in American education today. It has been recommended that these schools, following the public school example, be absorbed or "engulfed" by the white educational structure. This recommendation reinforces the view that black institutions are,…

"Our World," by Virginia prison inmate Marvin Atkinson, is a poem which aptly describes the isolation of Black Americans from the national ideals that America represents. To most Blacks these ideals are myths that continue not only to elude them but enslave them. Four American myths which stand in the way of 30 million Black people who…

Describes the historical participation of African-Americans in technology education and their struggle to obtain degrees. The role of historically black colleges and universities in providing opportunities, the need for African-American faculty role models, and strategies for recruitment and retention of African-American faculty and students are…

Describes the role of America's 117 historically Black colleges. These institutions seek to foster competence and instill confidence in Black students, whatever their background, in an atmosphere free of racial tension. (DM)

After tracing the history of Blacks in higher education from slavery to the present, the author discusses the relative merits of Black versus White higher education institutions for Black students. (RLV)

The paper reviews special education teacher preparation programs offered at traditionally Black institutions (TBIs). Differences are noted between TBIs, historically Black institutions, and predominantly Black institutions. The history of institutions of higher education for Blacks is reviewed. Five TBI programs for special education teachers are…

Presents responses of departing college presidents to questions about the state of higher education and what they think the next generation of postsecondary leaders must do to keep the doors of educational opportunity open for African Americans and all students. (EV)

Black colleges serve psychological and sociological functions that cannot be duplicated by predominantly White institutions. One of the most important functions of Black colleges is to offer a human support system to meet all of the needs of Black students. (Author/MC)

Discusses the need for more involvement by Black students and scholars in the study of the needs and problems of this country's Black population. Calls for a collective effort on the part of Black institutions to systematically conduct research for and about American Blacks. (Author/BE)

Sociology is biased by the same set of societal values that have produced many social problems in America, especially problems that severely affect the lives of women, Blacks, and other minorities. This bias, as well as other factors, tends to drive many Blacks away from the field. (Author/BE)

Johnnetta Cole, the first Black woman president of Spelman College, is profiled in this interview. Cole's historical roots and her hopes for Spelman's future are discussed. (MLW)

Black colleges provide the supportive environment, opportunities for participation, and intellectual stimulation which enhance student learning and ultimate success. Important repositories of black culture, they articulate and manifest its values. Without these qualities, even institutions with greater physical or financial resources fail to meet…

Summarizes strategies for helping low income Black families to cope in society and improve their quality of life in the 1980s. Emphasizes the role of Black colleges in this effort. (MJL)