This article highlights the many challenges and obstacles that limit and undermine higher education's capacity to eradicate the negative consequences associated with race. Before discussing these challenges, the author addresses why it makes sense for colleges and universities to play a central role in addressing problems associated with race. The…

A discussion (adapted for publication from a program presented on the National Public Radio series "Options in Education") among: Dr. E. Blake, President of the Institute for Services to Education; Dr. W. Russell, President of Federal City College; E. Lichtman, Attorney; P. Holmes, Director of the Office of Civil Rights, HEW; H. Reid, Snr.…

This document presents a plan for the further desegregaion of the University System of Georgia. Part A, a description of the plan, covers the University System of Georgia governance; organizational responsibilities for development and implemention of the plan; structure and role of university system institutions; desegregation of the University…

American race relations theory is applied to the conceptualization of assimilation in America and to problems in planning in higher education desegregation. Black colleges can be viewed as microcosms of American race relations in their patterns of conflict, accommodation, and assimilation. The conflict over the propriety of black colleges' claims…

Berea College keeps to its original ideals "to furnish the facilities for a thorough education to all persons of good moral character, at the least possible expense, and all the inducements and facilities for manual labor which can reasonably be supplied by the board of trustees." (MLW)

The participants in this conference were in virtual agreement that improvement in urban public education is largely dependent on economic and racial equity and that schools, colleges, and businesses must unite through collaborative projects to ensure this improvement. Papers presented were the following: (1) Businessman: "Private Sector…

"Higher Education and the Color Line" examines the role of higher education in opening up equal opportunity for mobility in American society--or in reinforcing the segregation between white and nonwhite America. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision upholding affirmative action, this comprehensive and timely book…

Ethnic/race relations among trustees, administrators, faculty, and professional nonfaculty who were affiliated with colleges and universities located in the Southeastern United States during the late 1970s were examined. The macroscopic theory of the split labor market (Bonacich, 1979) was modified and tested within an institutional framework.…