This article examines the efforts and impact of New South reformers to use the examples of industrial training developed at Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes, which were designed to uplift African-Americans, as models of appropriate education for poor Whites. (IAH)

Jacqueline Fleming, author of "Blacks in College," discusses the meaning of cultural diversity, African-American student achievement at historically black and predominantly white colleges, assisting underprepared minority students, educational climates for success, African-American and white students' experiences of college, fear of success among…

This report presents recommendations for long-term federal support of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Formulated by the "President's Advisory Board on Historically Black Colleges and Universities" (formed in November 1993 by Executive Order 12876). Its recommendations urge: (1) increased agency support from discretionary…

Reviews the current status of beginning-teacher assessment or apprenticeship programs; discusses the impact of assessment on Black and other minority prospective teachers; and urges that Black teacher-educators seek to influence policy decisions to ensure equity as well as excellence and help graduates overcome obstacles to becoming teachers.…

To maintain strong, predominantly Black faculties, historically Black colleges must work to increase the pool of potential Black professors and provide salaries and working conditions that attract top educators. Black colleges must also expand their programs beyond the traditional curriculums and help to develop talent in Black youth. (Author/MJL)

Politics will play a larger role in the future of Black colleges than the strictly educational, professional, or intellectual issues. Educational decisions will reflect political decisions and issues. Political organization and leadership are essential to the survival of Black colleges. (Author/MC)

Black colleges, it is suggested, suffer less from problems such as litigation, bargaining, etc. than do other institutions. However, other problems, such as financial ones, are acute. Aggressive approaches are needed in fund raising from corporations, foundations and alumni, and also in student recruitment. (Author/MLW)

Survival of predeominantly Black colleges in the higher education system is advocated in arguments for an educational balance. The goals of Black colleges are cited, and the encouragement of non-Black students to attend is seen as an attempt to teach other institutions how to become pluralistic. (JMF)

The author relates his experiences in the undergraduate teacher education program at one of only two public higher education institutions open to Blacks at the time. The curriculum is described, and his experiences during student teaching and his first teaching jobs are detailed. (IAH)

This publication contains a speech on the continuing struggle for equity in education for African Americans presented to the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) by Jean Fairfax when she received the John A. Griffin Award for Advancing Equity in Education. In the speech, Fairfax addressed disagreements within the black community over educational…

Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU's) and predominantly black colleges and universities (PBCU's) have an opportunity to empower their students and their institutions to develop "beloved communities" in which to exhibit innovations in human interactions and economic self-sufficiency. In this model, campuses would be used…

In October 1981, a five-person panel of experts was appointed to study the postsecondary programs in the Caddo-Bossier area of Louisiana and to develop recommendations relative to allegations made by the United States and denied by the state, that Louisiana was continuing to operate a racially dual system of higher education and had failed to…

Racism remains a distinct factor in problems faced by black teachers and teacher educators. The number of black teachers in the public schools is diminishing, especially in the southern states, where the black student population is the highest. The higher education environment has been undergoing drastic changes in faculty and student body…

This journal contains articles reporting on different aspects of black higher education in the United States. A survey of myths about black colleges reveals that black colleges range from the strong to the weak, just as do white colleges, and that they are no more segregated than white colleges. An examination of the history of black education and…

Black progress is tied to the overriding national concern for economic development and the challenge of international competition. The experience of black colleges shows that unequally prepared students can be educated to high levels of performance. Some public policy initiatives are suggested. (MLW)