This commentary brings together the topics of geographically-oriented diversity, minority-serving institutions, and educational leadership programs. The geospatial context for this discussion about school administrator quality focuses on Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United…

Gov. L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia responds to questions about his austerity program, coeducation at Virginia Military Institute, the role of Black colleges, South African divestiture, his political plans, and his personal views on education. (DM)

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)

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)

Students at Black colleges buy psychological well-being and spiritual affinity while getting less favorable physical circumstances. Black students on White campuses get a better physical environment but less satisfying personal relationships and less peace of mind. Colleges must combine the best of both environments to spare students that choice.…

Reviews the activities of the Rockefeller Foundation's Equal Opportunity Program in the 1960s. States that initially the program had an elitist character catering to affluent Blacks in an attempt to bring talented Blacks into the mainstream at selected colleges. Claims that after program staff integration, new educational directions were…

This article examines the forces of discrimination in institutions of higher education in the United States. Much of the literature on black education from the beginning of the century to Jensen's work has attempted to show the inherent inferiority of blacks. This literature has shaped the general public's view of black Americans and their…

Federal, State, and private entities combined efforts and deliberately created this country's dual racial system of higher education. This dual system is characterized by distinctions in the racial composition of students and faculty, and by more salient and inequitable distinctions in patterns of funding, growth, and development. Black colleges…

Developmental education, confined to the lower division, is a key to opportunity for historically Black institutions to advance Black professional education and employment. Tension exists between the goals of excellence and equal educational opportunity, exacerbated by competition for Black students. Coordination between these and professional…

If implemented, "Adams" could go a long way toward erasing the color line in higher education. Without this litigation and the resultant enforcement, the racial dualism of segregated systems of higher education in southern and border states would continue. (Author/IRT)

Presents keynote address from 43rd National Conference of the National Association of College Admission Counselors. Focuses on minority access within higher education community. Commends missions and commitment of predominantly Black colleges and urges all institutions to establish firm commitments to education of minority youth. (NB)

Describes recent Office for Civil Rights efforts to desegregate higher education, eliminate racially identifiable colleges, and improve Black colleges. Holds that these policies debilitate public institutions by lowering standards, weakening curricula, and reducing autonomy in White institutions, while failing to provide Black colleges with strong…

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…

The disproportionate flow of federal money to white institutions has added to inequities of state funding, and reduced federal appropriations now threaten further desegregation efforts. Past interaction between college desegregation and federal aid can provide clues to future legislative and judicial strategies for maximizing educational choice.…

Both predominantly White and predominantly Black universities serve the function of preserving racial and socioeconomic inequalities. Due to their political, economic, and social dependence upon the dominant sector of American society, traditionally Black institutions often adopt accommodative positions on racial matters, further reinforcing…