Gov. L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia responds to questions about his austerity program, coeducation at Virginia Military Institute, the role of Black colleges, South African divestiture, his political plans, and his personal views on education. (DM)

Discusses the settlements recently reached between the federal Office of Civil Rights and several Southern and border states concerning desegregation in higher education. Explores problems at historically black colleges and the climate in the new Republican administration for addressing inequitable behavior by states toward such schools. (EV)

Profiles attorney Alvin O. Chambliss, Jr., and his fight in "Ayers v. Fordice" to desegregate Mississippi's higher education system. (EV)

It is no secret that many historically Black colleges and universities are trailing behind TWIs (Traditional White Institutions) in the technology race. In fact, a 2000 study conducted by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) for the U.S. Department of Commerce found that most HBCUs did not have high-speed…

From her late teenage years as a civil rights activist to an interim presidency at Howard University, Dr. Joyce A. Ladner has lived as heroic and accomplished a life as any scholar of her generation. A 1964 graduate of Tougaloo College, Ladner, in her college days, with her sister, Dorie Ladner, and other students from the Student Nonviolent…

In this article, the author describes how he was born in 1954, just four months after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision outlawed the "separate but equal" doctrine of school segregation. He discusses how that fact has shaped his life immeasurably. Beginning with entering the world in Tallahassee, Fla., where his…

Alabama's 48 colleges and universities typify southern states' lack of progress toward equity and diversity. Blacks do not have comparable access to flagship colleges; majority white public institutions duplicate programs minutes from historically black colleges; nearly 75% of black students attend two-year public and historically black…

Interview with Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos. Responds to his critics who claim that he has not accomplished what he set out to do and expands on some of his administration's proposals and stances. (JS)

Nearly 30 years after the official end of de jure segregation, Alabama is struggling to level educational opportunities for both black and white citizens. Critics say this goal will be difficult to reach unless the state hires and retains more black faculty. Only recently, because of a court decree, are state black institutions getting equal…

The new director of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, which represents 113 historically black colleges and universities, responds to questions about the Association's future relationship with Congress, the effects of recent court cases on prospects for minority students' access to higher education, and leadership…

Issues prominent in higher education in 1996 affecting people of color are reviewed including: legislation, litigation concerning race-based aid and admission; anti-immigrant sentiment; new provost position at Howard University (District of Columbia); major anthology of African American literature; athlete eligibility standards; student aid;…