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Farrell, Charles S. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1989
Discusses the declining enrollment of minority students in law school. Examines why this is happening, what measures are being taken to counteract it, and what still needs to be done to reverse this decline. Influences of faculty role models and Black law schools are discussed. (JS)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Declining Enrollment, Faculty
Johnson, Constance A. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1999
The ban on affirmative action in college and university admissions has stimulated law schools to recruit underrepresented minorities more aggressively, in some cases producing more competition for historically black institutions. Declines in law school minority enrollments are also attributed to student preferences for other areas of study, such…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Competition, Enrollment Trends
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1994
Presents reasons for feeling hopeful about the position of African Americans in higher education that are headlined by the fact that black enrollment in higher education increased by 4.4% in 1992. Accompanying increases are seen for black enrollment in medical school and law school, as well as in black students who are planning for advanced…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Colleges, Blacks, College Faculty
Williams, Lawrence H. – 1987
A cultural history of Simmons University from 1879 to 1930 is presented, based primarily on original records, including slave narratives, school annuals, denominational minutes, and newspapers. The account is also a cultural study of black Baptists, especially in their Kentucky denominational institution. This black-owned and controlled school of…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black History, Black Leadership, Church Related Colleges
Download full textMarcus, Dora, Ed. – 1990
This monograph describes what worked and what did not in 15 college and university programs sponsored by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education from 1984 to 1987. Each description includes information on the project's purpose, innovative features, evaluation, impact or changes from the grant activities, what worked unexpectedly,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bibliographic Databases, Black Colleges, College School Cooperation
Peer reviewedJournal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1999
Collection of articles, examines issues related to African Americans in higher education. Topics include black faculty; educational finance; law schools; black colleges; private universities; enrollment trends; high achieving African immigrants; bridging the racial computer gap; black women compared to black men and to white women in doctoral…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Black Teachers, Blacks
Thomas, Gail E., Ed. – 1981
The conditions and experiences of black students in higher education in the 1970s are addressed in 27 essays. The essays are categorized in terms of: history and profile; admissions and access; enrollment, academic experience, and career choice; black higher educational survival; recruitment and retention; and structural policies. Among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
