Describes the current roles and conditions of traditionally Black colleges and universities, their contributions to the higher education of Black students and other students who attend them, and the historical origin of these institutions. Also presents profiles of the students who attend and faculty who work at these institutions. (Author/KS)

This book is a history of private black colleges and universities that tells the story of institutions that offered African Americans an education in the context of black culture. The chapters are: (1) "Panorama"; (2) "Major Historical Factors Influencing Black Higher Education"; (3) "The Beginning of Black Higher Education"; (4) "Public Schools,…

White faculty and administrators must recognize that the use of inferior standards of education and evaluation for black students represents one of the cruelist blows any segment of white America has dealt black advancement since Emancipation. (Author)

Paper documents how changes in the distribution of black college students are affecting the nation's predominantly black colleges. (Author/CB)

Based on enrollment data obtained from the Federal government, finds significantly greater Black representation in higher education in those states where historically Black institutions are located. Discusses the dilemma of how to racially desegregate Black colleges and universities without reducing overall Black participation in higher education.…

Compared attitudes of students enrolled in traditional and nontraditional programs in Black universities regarding: (1) stringency of academic requirements; (2) knowledge acquired; (3) program flexibility; (4) immediate and projected value (personal and financial) of schooling; (5) attractiveness of nontraditional approach to traditional students;…

The existence of Black colleges has been threatened by the lack of uniform desegregation standards and by conflicting federal policies. Attention should be focused on existing constitutional doctrines to provide a uniform analytical framework for assessing the extent to which individual Black colleges should be maintained. (Author/MLF)

Description of the implementation and operation of Howard University's "University Without Walls" within the context of current trends in higher education. (APM)

Describes how Black Americans were involved in vocational education during slavery, the types of jobs that Blacks have traditionally been trained for, selected events that have shaped the status of Blacks in vocational education, and why many Blacks have difficulty accepting vocational education today. (LRA)

Traces the history of Black colleges and universities. Most Blacks now attend predominantly White schools. Because Black institutions today could accommodate only 25 percent of potential Black students, the problem of access for Blacks must be solved by federal and state governments and majority institutions. (DM)

Examined contention that social and intellectual development of African-American college students is nurtured better by traditionally Black colleges than by predominantly White colleges in 250 African American college students. Results did not support superiority of traditionally Black colleges. (Author/ABL)

New statistics reveal a slight decline in African American college student graduation rates. African Americans admitted to the most selective colleges continue to have high completion rates, while graduation rates at less selective state colleges and historically black colleges are far lower. Reasons for this difference include educational…