Some Ohio legislators want to force financially troubled Central State University (CSU) to reunite with Wilberforce University, one of the country's oldest, private, historically black colleges. The two institutions split in 1927. CSU supporters of the merger would not change the private status of Wilberforce. Other merger options are under…

Describes role of state coordinating agencies for higher education in Black education. Details the history and development of various states of Black coalitions which attempt to influence state planning policy emphasizing their involvement in issues regarding state financial support, Black enrollment and graduation, and mergers between…

When the first black colleges were founded more than a century ago they filled an important need for youth who were denied access to all but a few white institutions. Today these same private colleges must compete with more affluent, prestigious white colleges and universities for funding and for black students and teachers. They are losing in…