This study provides a comprehensive profile of all types of "minority-serving institutions" (MSIs), in the United States and to examine the characteristics of minority students who attend these institutions. The report adds to earlier research focusing on single types of MSIs--primarily Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

The future of private Black colleges depends on public and private financial support to enable them to carry out their missions and establish programs of quality. The question should not be whether private Black colleges are needed, but whether the college is of such quality that it deserves support. (MLW)

Personal and academic characteristics of students at public and private historically black colleges were compared, and predictors of academic progression of these students were identified. Progression for individual students was defined as the average number of credit hours completed per semester. Compared to private college students, students at…

Three predominantly black colleges that became successful, effective, and highly regarded are Talladega College, Tuskegee Institute, and Morehouse College. The unique character of these three institutions is examined using Burton Clark's paradigm of the distinctive college in investigating their institutional histories. Unlike much previous…

This book is a history of private black colleges and universities that tells the story of institutions that offered African Americans an education in the context of black culture. The chapters are: (1) "Panorama"; (2) "Major Historical Factors Influencing Black Higher Education"; (3) "The Beginning of Black Higher Education"; (4) "Public Schools,…

A study on foundation grant patterns, which found that certain types of institutions get more gifts--and larger ones--than do others, is described. Public and Black institutions and five types of private institutions (research, doctoral, comprehensive, liberal arts, and two-year colleges) were studied. (MLW)

Most admissions officers do not use test scores as the sole criterion for denying a student admission. However, sometimes test scores are the only redeeming feature in a student's credentials. Test use in regular and provisional admissions is discussed. (Author/CM)

The need to face the fact that minority groups are particularly vulnerable to testing, or perceive themselves to be, is argued. It is suggested that tests be used--along with other information--for student placement, advisement, and counseling. A program to improve test-taking skills is briefly described. (Author/CM)

Tougaloo College, a private black college in Jackson, Mississippi, has 718 full-time students, a minority of black faculty members, and a mostly out-of-state board of trustees. The author reviews its radical reputation, as "the antithesis of the white community" and the present emphasis on preparing its students for full participation in…

The problem this dissertation addresses is: Are the black private colleges initiating development of new career thrusts as a means of academic regeneration? The review is limited to new courses planned for or initiated during school years 1973-74 and 1974-75 or planned for or developed in the summer of 1975. Other questions addressed include: (1)…

Although the art gallery or museum is not available in most historically Negro colleges, this writing is concerned with those that pioneered in this area, historic exceptions characterized by financial stability, international reputations, an acute consciousness of their missions, and a record of proven worth and accomplishments. (Author/JM)

The primary mechanism at Xavier University for obtaining a balance between maintaining achievement standards and providing support to underprepared students is the general use of testing at the freshman level to evaluate students and course effectiveness. Traditional course content, a structured tutorial program, and standardized examinations…

Some Ohio legislators want to force financially troubled Central State University (CSU) to reunite with Wilberforce University, one of the country's oldest, private, historically black colleges. The two institutions split in 1927. CSU supporters of the merger would not change the private status of Wilberforce. Other merger options are under…

Examines the relationship between students' quality of effort (involvement), institutional environment, and students' reported educational gains from their experiences at two predominantly Black (PBLAIs) and two predominately White (PWLAIs) private liberal arts institutions. Black students at PBLAIs benefited to a greater degree from their…