A survey instrument was developed to identify the impact the World Trade Center and the Pentagon bombings of September 11, 2001, had on African American college students attending an Historically Black College-University (HBCU) in the South. The survey was administered to 136 students 8 days after the bombings in an effort to gain insight into…

After briefly reviewing the history of black colleges, the author analyzes their function in contemporary society and argues that they were a vital and unreplaceable factor in providing opportunities in higher education for black students. (JM)

Distinguishes between disruption and activism, and sees the latter as a vital part of higher education, particularly in the case of black universities. (JM)

Despite the college's efforts to hire more White faculty and establish attractive programs, few White students have enrolled at Georgia's Fort Valley State College. The slow growth of White enrollment is due to a negative college image, White students' unreadiness for Black college experience, and inefficient implementation of desegregation plans.…

Higher education's commitment to equal educational opportunity is shown to have eroded in the past decade. In faculty posts, in administration, on governing boards, Blacks are still underrepresented. Black student enrollment is concentrated disproportionately in the community colleges. Black colleges, the credibility crisis, and overcoming past…

In this study of black graduate students no significant difference was found between the two groups on mean graduate grade point average, retention rate, or graduation rate. There was a positive correlation between undergraduate and graduate grade point averages for each group within each of four fields of study. (Author/LBH)

Explores African Americans' college choice decisions, based on a national sample of 220,757 freshmen. Independent of gender, family income, or educational aspiration, the most powerful predictors for choosing historically black colleges and universities are geography, religion, the college's academic reputation, and relatives' desires. The top…

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, the pay scale of faculty at black colleges and universities, and leading foundation grants to African American higher…

Briefly outlines the situation of education for U.S. Blacks today. Introduces and summarizes the articles in this special issue. (BJV)

Reviews the status of black doctorate production from U.S. universities during the 1980s, updating baseline information and examining the baccalaureate origins of African American doctorates. Black students continue to be underrepresented, especially in science and engineering, and gender differences persist. The role of historically black…

Educators who are interested in perpetuating black colleges because they are valuable institutions must deal with the nation as it is and educate an increasing number of white scholars who need the types of education black colleges provide. Black colleges can maintain their prevailing cultural ethos while racially integrating whites. (SLD)

Presents data on the increasing numbers of graduate degrees, especially doctoral degrees, awarded by historically black colleges and universities and traditionally white institutions. Considers effects of Proposition 209 in California and the importance of having a significant cohort of students of color, as well as faculty of color, in graduate…

Examines current support for the further racial integration of U.S. black colleges, focusing on whether black colleges may be permitted to adopt race-sensitive recruiting and admissions policies specifically calculated to identify, attract, and enroll white students. Highlights the danger of framing a general prohibition that will deny black…