An examination of the history of media coverage reveals a pattern of unfair news accounts and shows that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have experienced intense scrutiny from the beginning. The mainstream media's often-negative portrayals of HBCUs mislead the public and can even exacerbate problems some HBCUs already face.…

Implications of the 1992 Supreme Court decision in United States vs. Fordice for black colleges are examined. The decision held that a state's obligation to dismantle a formerly segregated system is a requirement that cannot be satisfied by mere adoption of race-neutral policies by historically black institutions. (MSE)

Explores how faculty power continues to stall at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), threatening to turn engines of opportunity into "training plantations." Includes a sidebar presenting a survey of two faculty members at HBCUs concerning shared governance. (EV)

Statistics suggest that, despite ongoing financial difficulties, the rate of graduation from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is improving, and students of these colleges have higher average wages than similar individuals who did not attend college or who attended non-HBCUs. (MSE)

This report of an American Association of University Professors committee examines, in the context of the Supreme Court's decision in "United States v. Fordice," threats to the continued existence of historically black colleges and universities and the accomplishments of HBCUs, both public and private, which justify their existence. An…