Outlines historical events in Black women's higher education. Issues related to whether higher education for Black women should be separate or coeducational, whether or not curriculum should be specially tailored, and whether or not Black women have special needs that should be addressed are presented. (Author)

Without the leadership of Estelle Osborne, Mable Staupers, Rita Miller, and Elizabeth Carnegie, Black women would have been frozen into the lowest strata of nursing at a time when White nursing leadership became convinced that nursing education belonged on college campuses rather than in hospitals. (Author/GC)

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…

Statistics are presented on the 1993-94 revenue sources of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), by sector, and the degrees conferred by HBCUs, by degree level (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional), sex of student, and state. (MSE)

The unique history of the Negro in the profession of dentistry is traced, and career information for the student interested in pursuing dentistry is presented. The book includes a profile of black pioneers in dentistry from the 18th century to contemporary practitioners who have made contributions to modern dental technology. A history of the…

The annual statistical report is a compilation of the most recent statistical information on the Fund's 41 members. All of the member institutions are private, accredited, predominantly black colleges and universities; they comprise all of the institutions in that class in the United States except Hampton Institute and Meharry Medical College.…

The following papers were presented at a research preconference on the implications of Afrocentrism for adult education: "The African American Adult Education Pre-Conference: Historical Reflections" (Colin); "The Perspective 'Is' the Paradigm: The Congruence of World View and Research Methodology" (Dozier-Henry);…