In his commencement speech at Tennessee State University, the Director of the Office of Minority Business Enterprise addressed himself to two major topics: (1) that of the need for black college graduates in private industry; and (2) that of the abolition or merging of Tennessee State University. He feels that only by black people owning their own…

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…

In an interview, Lloyd Hackney, Chairman of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), responds to questions about black higher education and the role of HBCUs, including HBCUs' public image, the effects of Dr. Hackney's own educational experience on his views, the Clinton Administration's actions,…