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Peer reviewedWagener, Ursula; Nettles, Michael T. – Change, 1998
Constituting only 3% of U.S. institutions of higher education, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) enroll about 16% of black students in college, and award about 27% of all bachelor's degrees to African-Americans; of African-Americans earning doctorates, 35% have baccalaureate origins in HBCUs. These institutions foster student…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, College Environment, College Role
