NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Location
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Complete College America, 2024
Colleges and universities across the country must make significant capital investments to meet today's digital demands. Critical Connections explains why this challenge is more complex for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) than for predominantly White institutions (PWIs). It also details: (1) What makes the HBCU model so…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Students, African American Students, Educational Finance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Troy A. – History of Education Quarterly, 2021
This article examines the workings of Hampton Institute's external relations program to show how the school developed loyal supporters and donors. By 1900, Hampton was the wealthiest school for African Americans, and its philosophy--stressing vocational education and forsaking political equality--was at its most influential during this time,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Finance, Fund Raising, Private Financial Support
Arnold, Terrica Sampson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to contribute irrefutable value to higher education. The individuals leading HBCUs for over 180 years have endured many obstacles and setbacks. However, the men and women who assume the role of president commit to continuing the original missions of these institutions. Over the past two…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Success, College Presidents, Leadership Styles
Roberts, Ashlee K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Annual giving is a critical component of funding support for colleges at universities. It provides immediate funding for operations throughout the year for immediate use and provides an entry point for other types of giving. Alumni giving rates for annual gifts are a key factor in receiving corporate gifts, as they are an indicator of recipients…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, College Administration, Alumni, Private Financial Support
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Roth, Kenneth R., Ed.; Kumah-Abiwu, Felix, Ed.; Ritter, Zachary S., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2022
This edited volume explores and deconstructs the possibilities of higher education beyond its initial purpose. The book contextualizes and argues for a more robust interrogation of persistent patterns of campus inequality driven by rapid demographic change, reduced public spending in higher education, and an increasingly polarized political…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Democracy, Neoliberalism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Brown, Walter A.; Burnette, Daarel – Journal of Negro Education, 2014
The purpose of this study is to address differences in states' capital spending between public four-year historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their predominantly White institutions (PWIs) counterparts located in the southeastern and bordering regions of the United States. This investigation was viewed through nine academic…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Finance, Resource Allocation, Expenditures
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Crawford, Jerry, II. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are facing challenges to their continued existence on several fronts. One is fiscally, as federal funding for education has been cut and the responsibility for paying for higher education has been levied on students and parents. Another challenge is the amount of endowment dollars available to…
Descriptors: Governance, Departments, College Administration, Success
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1972
The report presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among topics discussed are education failings, including inadequate budges and ineffective courses, teaching, and curricula; evidence of success; compensatory education; education finance; dropout prevention; minority…
Descriptors: Failure, Budgets, Courses, Instruction