This research study investigated the personal hopes and aspirations, personal worries and fears of black students in a predominantly black college in the South. It also determined their attitudes toward the social problems of their respective backgrounds. A sample of 220 students from a student population of 2000 answered a questionnaire…

Extensive interviews with academically successful Black students attending a traditionally White and a historically Black institution produced two themes. The first concerns differences in support and campus involvement, and the second reveals how the energy of Black students is either cultivated by their connections with peers and faculty or…

Examines encouragement and ethnicity in 112 African American college students attending two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and a predominantly White institution (PWI). Results indicate a positive relationship between Ethnic Pride and View of Others for the HBCU group and positive relationships between Ethnic Pride and the…

In an interview, Lawrence Kaggwa, developer of journalism programs at historically black colleges and founder of the Black College Communication Association, discusses the state of journalism education for black students, student attitudes, the value of student experience on campus newspapers, the journalism faculty member's role, and problems…

Interview with Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos. Responds to his critics who claim that he has not accomplished what he set out to do and expands on some of his administration's proposals and stances. (JS)

William Blakey, staff director and chief counsel to the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, was interviewed on the issues facing black progress in higher education. Leadership, change, TRIO programs, and public policy are discussed. (MLW)

Dr. Jacqueline Fleming, author of "Blacks in College," is interviewed on the process of her cross-sectional research and reaction to her study. Fleming observes that there are pervasive problems for Black college students in White institutions and for Black colleges, and that major integration and retention issues remain unresolved. (AF)