This timeline reflects some of the most significant legal and legislative milestones that have influenced higher education almost as long as Black Issues In Higher Education has been in print. The ongoing legal battles have primarily involved the further desegregation of schools and the use of race and gender in scholarships and university…

The story of Brown is compelling. Blacks and Whites alike understood that the Jim Crow system of "separate but equal" was a convenient fiction. There was no actual effort to ensure that Whites and Blacks were provided the same services. Invariably, the White schools had higher funding, better buildings, newer supplies and so on. Indeed,…

Charles V. Willie, who is a sociologist and educator, and an authority on school desegregation, black colleges, and links between K-12 and higher education, is interviewed concerning desegregation trends, integration, and educational opportunity in America. Topics discussed include the objectives and realities of integration, declining interest in…

Effects of Brown vs. Board of Education, the 1954 case in which the Supreme Court outlawed "separate but equal" education, are examined. Selected events in the history since the decision are chronicled, and trends in high school and college graduation rates for black students are charted. Educators discuss their own experiences of…

Changes in the education system of Zimbabwe since the 1940s, principally in the integration and provision of improved opportunities for African Americans, are reviewed. Political factors, integration efforts, teacher education, literacy education, and plans to develop higher education opportunities are noted. (MSE)