Reports a survey of a sample of 1006 black students in three states; the variables under investigation included academic achievement, attitude toward science, high school influence, family influence, college influence, family background, and racial integration of high school. (JM)

An historical account of Southern Black student dissent in Black colleges in this century which focuses on the continuing conflict between the traditional forces of integration and the pull of assimilation as opposed to a more recent emphasis on black nationalism and a search for a truly black university structure. (EH)

Presents an overview of selected university research programs within the U.S. Department of Transportation, with a focus on grants and contracts awarded to historically Black colleges and universities. Describes a training program for urban transportation research, conducted at Howard University in 1982-83. (GC)

Highlights the background and circumstances that led to the development of Black Studies as an area of specialization, its subsequent institutionalization, and the role and function it serves for present and future generations. Also considers the practical value of a degree in Black Studies. (Author/KH)

Although the art gallery or museum is not available in most historically Negro colleges, this writing is concerned with those that pioneered in this area, historic exceptions characterized by financial stability, international reputations, an acute consciousness of their missions, and a record of proven worth and accomplishments. (Author/JM)

Reviews the activities of the Rockefeller Foundation's Equal Opportunity Program in the 1960s. States that initially the program had an elitist character catering to affluent Blacks in an attempt to bring talented Blacks into the mainstream at selected colleges. Claims that after program staff integration, new educational directions were…

A study was conducted that investigated the relative importance of sex, social class background, high school grades, aptitude test scores, high school racial composition, high school curriculum, and study habits as determinants of college grade performance. (APM)

Notes that the nature and the extent of research activities at some black institutions have the potential of generating economic benefits. (Author/AM)

Replicated Cokley's 2000 study by comparing the academic self-concept of African American students in historically black college and university (HBCU) versus predominantly white college and university (PWCU) settings. Data from the Academic Self-Concept Scale indicated that, consistent with earlier findings, grade point average was the best…

Evaluates the ongoing annual economic impact of South Carolina State College on the local Orangeburg community through statistical analysis of faculty, staff, and local business surveys; a geographic analysis of college expenditures; and a Keynesian analysis of the indirect effects of college expenditures. (FMW)

Examines the perception of social support, acculturation, depression, and suicidal ideation among African American college students attending predominantly Black and predominantly White universities. Except in cases with nonsupportive families or friends, results from 206 students reveal no differences in depression or suicide ideation among…

Rationale for sponsorship is that black institutions have the exclusive rights to champion the cause of black education, and, consequently, should be most familiar with factors more germane to the education of blacks and, probably, certain other minority groups. (Author/AM)

Students attending predominantly white colleges are more likely than those attending black colleges to see competition with other students and inadequate high school preparation as sources of academic difficulties. (Author/AM)

Analyzes the struggle of a poor black institution of higher education to retain Federal Funds. Further complicating the struggle over the university's claim is the constitutional question of separation of church and state and sectarian loyalties and rivalries within the black community. (Author/AM)

Examined the proportion and characteristics of White faculty in a sample of Black colleges; explored White faculty's perception of their relationships with Black students, faculty, and administrators; and considered whether White faculty members' social characteristics and racial composition within the college were related to individual…