Statistics for 1969 indicate an apparent improvement over 1967 in both education and income among black college families. Contends that these differences resulted largely from institutional changes in the normative sample to include institutions which tend to draw from better educated, more affluent black families. (RJ)

Author supports, with philosophical reasons and statistics, the continuation and improvement of the predominately black colleges. (Editor)

Discusses the necessity for a black studies program to involve or integrate the student into his community and the world at large. (IR)

Reviews the controversy over the National Collegiate Athletic Association's recent decision to base college freshmen's access to varsity sports on their high school standardized test scores, starting in 1986. Discusses the contention that the policy will discriminate against Black students. (RW)

The history of Black institutions against the context of the race and class conditions within which they were founded and continue to function are discussed. The history of the racial and social class context is linked with the wider theme of diverse preparation. (MLW)

For more than 40 years, federal courts have attempted to end segregation at the college level. A landmark case, Adams v. Califano (1977), deals with racially dual systems of higher education. Benefits of the case's ruling include: (1) an improvement in educational opportunities available to Black students; and (2) that desegregation should occur…

The purpose of this study was to examine the Personal Orientation Inventory measures of Black graduate students in terms of patterns of scoring on various scales such as inner direction, self-actualization, spontaneity, self-regard, and capacity for intimate contact. (Author)

Presents the results of a survey of the admissions offices at the 25 highest-ranked national universities and the 25 highest-ranked liberal arts colleges concerning the number of African American applicants, their acceptance rates, enrollment numbers, and yield rates. (EMS)

Used three different scales to explore the interaction between 84 African American college women's self-esteem and their attitudes about race and gender. Results indicate no significant differences between the womanist attitudes' scores of women at a historically Black university and those women at a predominantly White university. Other findings…

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, focusing on the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure the state of racial inequality; students and faculty from black African nations at U.S. colleges and universities; and the pay scale of faculty at black…

Examines the relationship between students' quality of effort (involvement), institutional environment, and students' reported educational gains from their experiences at two predominantly Black (PBLAIs) and two predominately White (PWLAIs) private liberal arts institutions. Black students at PBLAIs benefited to a greater degree from their…

Discusses the dominant historic, economic, political, and social issues which affect the retention of African American college students through studies on ecological psychology. Considers the behaviors demonstrated by historically Black colleges which translate into effective retention policies or practices for predominantly White institutions.…

An increasing number of top Black students are deciding to attend Black colleges due to these institutions' outstanding reputation for retention rates and placement into graduate schools. This has in turn caused White colleges to increase their recruitment and retention efforts. (DF)

Briefly highlights the progress of black colleges in attracting the most highly qualified black students and lists the pros and cons surrounding the choice of an education through an historically black college or university. Considerations such as ethnic isolation, living conditions, curricula quality, and the availability of financial assistance…

Data from survey of 872 African-American students at predominantly white colleges and 928 at historically black colleges suggest that academic achievement is highest for students who have higher educational aspirations, positive faculty relationships, confidence in their college choice. Beyond individual characteristics, academic performance is…