The topic covered at the 1984 annual meeting of the National Society of Allied Health (NSAH) was networking among schools of allied health and health related professionals concerned with increasing the numbers of minorities (Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans) in the allied health and health related fields. This booklet is a compilation of the…

The ethnic minority local church and its role in the Methodist ministry is discussed in an effort to emphasize the importance of strengthening Methodist ties with the black community. The black religious heritage and its historical relationship to the Methodist church are also discussed. It is suggested that church boards and agencies should…

Joseph Perkins argued in the "Wall Street Journal" that one-third of the 100 traditionally Black colleges should become two-year institutions. This rebuttal suggests that Black institutions' survival involves planning for new and broader missions in an unsheltered, integrated, competitive environment. (MLW)

Review of history of the education of Black librarians from 1910 to the present focuses on the underrepresentation of Blacks in the field. Highlights include opportunities offered at library schools, support of public and private foundations, court decisions, and recommendations for future participation of Blacks in library science. (CD)

Due to desegregation of formerly White schools, traditionally Black colleges must compete for enrollments with better financed institutions. The caste structure of American society prevents integrated schools from meeting Black students' psychic needs; therefore, active, honest recruitment can attract students by informing them of the advantages…

Attacks the Consent Decree (which formally ended the dispute between the Office for Civil Rights and the University of North Carolina, over hiring at the University) as paternalistic and racist. Describes the Decree as resorting to omissions when it is advantageous to Whites and to generalities when it is advantageous to Blacks. (CMG)

The disproportionate flow of federal money to white institutions has added to inequities of state funding, and reduced federal appropriations now threaten further desegregation efforts. Past interaction between college desegregation and federal aid can provide clues to future legislative and judicial strategies for maximizing educational choice.…

Presents an account of the role of northern organized philanthropy in shaping private Black colleges after the Civil War and through 1915. Charts the development and effect of an educational "detour" in which funds were channeled into vocational schools as opposed to those modeled on White institutions. (APM)

Historically Black colleges and universities are encouraged to establish campus learning centers where area public school teachers could improve their recognition of multicultural education and values and resolve some of the problems associated with school discipline. (JMF)

Both predominantly White and predominantly Black universities serve the function of preserving racial and socioeconomic inequalities. Due to their political, economic, and social dependence upon the dominant sector of American society, traditionally Black institutions often adopt accommodative positions on racial matters, further reinforcing…

Examines the concept of a "people's university" in the South African context, focusing particularly on the role of historically black universities. Argues that South African blacks feel universities in general do not reflect their views, values, and aspirations, and that black universities should be more representative in their…

Presents a dissenting view on the question of racial separation in higher education. It argues that the decision in Brown v. Board of Education was racist and that integration does not guarantee equality. The author states that all-black colleges are not inherently unequal and that separatism is a free and conscious choice in the context of…

Views on current problems and future challenges in higher education are provided by a former U.S. Department of Education official who also was president of Chicago State University. Among these views are that: educators should have the integrity to exclude from the university any student who shows no possibility of academic success, even with the…

This article examines the present situation of black colleges in light of the history of black education in the United States. Education for blacks emerged from the limitations imposed by the slave experience, and by discrimination resulting from a segregated social system. Black colleges have always taken academically unprepared students and…

The "Adams" case, which has resulted in a court-ordered mandate, marks the first attempt to utilize the principles established in the Brown decision for public higher education. The mandate, which calls for southern and border States to eliminate the vestiges of racial dualism by desegregating their systems of public higher education, dispels the…