The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment met to hear testimony on "Homecoming: The Historical Roots and Continued Contributions of HBCUs." The meeting was entirely remote. The aim of the meeting was to explore the unique role that historically Black colleges and universities play in expanding access to affordable,…

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…

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…

This study fulfills a need for empirical information on black scholars. A questionnaire sent to Black American sociologists with a Ph.D. elicited the following information: (1) the number of females increased 200% since 1967: (2) the median age dropped; (3) most were reared in southern states; and (4) most wrote race related dissertations.

Provides an overview of the history of blacks in higher education tracing their progress from 1619 to 1970. The speech explores the creation of land grant universities and black colleges and highlights Supreme Court rulings having major impacts on black progress in higher education. (GR)

A study examined whether the adoption of an Afrocentric textbook at a historically Black university motivated freshman composition students to read, write, and think. Subjects, 911 out of 1,305 students who completed English 002 during the 1991-92 academic year at Howard University, completed surveys regarding the textbook "Revelations: An…

Applying multivariate statistical techniques to a nationally representative sample of 687 students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and 742 students at traditionally white institutions, this study finds that HBCU may have an educational justification, in that African American students at HBCU are more likely to pursue…

The multiple roles of a contemporary Black college president are discussed and defined, focusing on the changing role of the president. Like their White counterparts, presidents of the nation's 117 historically Black colleges have seen their roles evolve as they have become savvy promoters, competing aggressively for students and philanthropic…

The development of missionary-sponsored black higher education institutions in the post-emancipation era as represented by the creation of Spelman Seminary (a school for black females established in 1881) in Atlanta, Georgia is discussed. Attention is focused on the founding and founders of Spelman and how the educational process was used to shape…

This study looked at the graduation rates of an urban, historically black, comprehensive community college to compare success rates of students who took a remediation course with those students who took no remediation courses. Data were collected from 659 first time freshman enrolled at Bishop State Community College (AL). Chi-square tests were…

This paper is part of a larger study of southern African American women who were awarded fellowship awards by the Julius Rosenwald Fund and the General Education Board (GEB) for the purpose of graduate study at northern universities prior to school desegregation. An examination of their professional histories suggests that the women faced a glass…

Concern has grown among black educators about government litigation and administrative proceedings involving state systems of higher education as they relate to equality of educational opportunity. Properly prepared and presented to the courts, these cases can enhance equal educational opportunities by eliminating the continuing effects of past…

Because the 1862 and 1890 Morrill Act Land Grant colleges feature predominantly white or predominantly black student enrollments, a study to assess similarities and differences of the respective student bodies was undertaken. A selected sample of students at all southern land grant institutions was asked in the spring of 1977 to respond to a…