Presents a discussion with James J. Davis, interim chairman of Howard University's Department of Romance Languages. Offers Davis' view that African-American students often are ambivalent about foreign language study and frequently prefer African to European languages. Describes how Davis became involved in the field. (SG)

This list of approximately 450 accredited postsecondary minority institutions is based on data from the 1996 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Fall Enrollment Compliance Report and the National Center for Education Statistics. Institutions are listed alphabetically by state and information includes institution name, percent minority…

This book provides a history of West Virginia State College, and also contains stories about the people who have been influential in the college's development and who, in some way, altered its historical course. The first nine chapters discuss the college's inception as the West Virginia Colored Institute and the development of the school through…

This paper presents a history of four historically Black colleges in Maryland: Bowie State University, Coppin State College, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. The history begins with a section on the education of Blacks before 1800, a period in which there is little evidence of formal education for African…

Strategies to enable blacks to achieve access, choice, and parity in higher education under the aegis of accreditation are suggested. It is noted that educational requirements or standards are directly or indirectly set by accrediting agencies. The following recommendations for accrediting agencies are offered: accrediting agencies should involve…

Historical antecedents as well as contemporary social and cultural factors have impeded the Black student's quest for excellence in education. As a result, the historically Black colleges have, since their inception, existed to provide a quality education to those who have been excluded from the educational mainstream. Now that the focus of…

Predictors of success for black freshmen entering Xavier University of Louisiana with an interest in the health professions were studied. Health professions were considered as the mainline fields of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, and pharmacy. Students majoring in biology, chemistry, or…

This transcript from hearings before the House Committee on Government Operations focuses on civil rights enforcement at State colleges and universities by the Department of Education. The questions and testimony centered around the following questions: (1) why had the department delayed enforcement in cases where violations of civil rights were…

Background information on higher education for blacks in South Africa and a report on the University of the North is presented. While the English language universities in South Africa have emphasized academic freedom and autonomy and have been open to nonwhite students, the Afrikaans language universities have conformed to national policy and the…

The role of historically Black colleges is discussed in relation to their ability to offer educational alternatives and options. Some characteristics of the Black colleges are that 42 percent are located in cities with less than 50,000 people, while fewer than 20 percent are located in cities with populations in excess of 500,000. Black colleges…

The historical development of Tougaloo College in Mississippi, beginning with its inception in 1869, is examined. The founding body of the college was the American Missionary Association, which responded to the educational needs of the newly emancipated blacks immediately following the end of the Civil War. The account begins with a history of the…

The nature and extent of attitude change concomitant with experiences of students attending five predominantly black colleges was investigated in a longitudinal study employing the College Student Questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to students upon entrance to college and readministered upon completion of one year of college. The…

The director's report on the Summer Institute on the Teaching of the Humanities held at Miles Colleges in 1969 is presented. The Institute's objectives were to: (1) present to teachers of the humanities, particularly in the 8 predominantly Negro colleges in Alabama, the importance and the content of black humanities as they have developed to the…

The responses of the Black entering full-time freshman (B) at UTK are compared with those of the nonblack (NB) at UTK as well as those of the norm group from predominantly black colleges (PBC) on descriptive, attitudinal, and expectancy items of the annual ACE freshman survey. Black students at UTK, like the nonblack, are younger and more recent…

Following both a period of rapid growth and desegregation of formerly White schools, traditionally Black colleges must compete for enrollments with better financed institutions. Expertise in teaching poorly prepared students uniquely equips Black colleges to help overcome low achievement and high attrition rates among disadvantaged, minority…