Implications of the 1992 Supreme Court decision in United States vs. Fordice for black colleges are examined. The decision held that a state's obligation to dismantle a formerly segregated system is a requirement that cannot be satisfied by mere adoption of race-neutral policies by historically black institutions. (MSE)

This report of an American Association of University Professors committee examines, in the context of the Supreme Court's decision in "United States v. Fordice," threats to the continued existence of historically black colleges and universities and the accomplishments of HBCUs, both public and private, which justify their existence. An…