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Rutkowski, Edward, Ed. – Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 1977
The papers presented in this document cover three themes: (1) religious education; (2) the education of black U.S. citizens; and (3) the problem of education as imposition. Part 1 begins with "Tales for the Evangelical Nursery: Calculated to Edify, Caution, Instruct, Alarm, and Improve" (P. T. Rooke) that describes the moral instruction…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Childrens Literature, Educational History
Simmons, Brenda R.; Jackson, Anita – 1988
Within the context of trends in minority student education, this paper urges community colleges and historically black colleges and universities to cooperatively encourage the enrollment, retention, graduation, and continuing education of black students. First, the paper points to such alarming trends as a sharp decline in the number of associate…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Articulation (Education), Black Colleges, Black Education
Pratt, Linda K.; Gentemann, Karen M. – 1984
The use of a combination of traditional cognitive admissions criteria and noncognitive variables in predicting retention of college students is discussed. The focus is on improving prediction by analyzing various subgroups separately rather than using the entire population as a sample. The subjects were freshmen in the fall semester of 1978 at a…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges
Ellis, Elinor Wall – 1988
After reviewing the literature on mentoring, this report presents the results of a study of 544 students enrolled at Florida A&M University (FAMU), a historically black institution. Students responses to the following issues are analyzed by gender, race, classification, and school and college: (1) reasons for having a mentor relationship at…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, Blacks, College Students
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
Norman, Myra – 1986
Changes in institutional viability were studied for Tuskegee Institute and six black land grant institutions that had received grants between 1974-1977 from the federal Advanced Institutional Development Program (AIDP). The study instrument consisted of 59 financial and nonfinancial indicators, most of which were developed by Kevin J. Gilmartin.…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Black Colleges, Curriculum Development, Developing Institutions
Livingston, Dodie – 1985
Discussed are initiatives of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) in the areas of Head Start, child care, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, support of historically black colleges and universities, foster care and adoption assistance, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, and current and future plans. The…
Descriptors: Adoption, Agency Cooperation, Black Colleges, Black Youth
Buggs, Charles W. – 1949
A survey was undertaken to discover reasons for the failure of the average Negro premedical student to reach the fifteenth percentile on medical aptitude tests. Curriculum offerings, personnel, physical facilities and equipment for administering a premedical program at 15 accredited colleges are examined. In addition, an analysis is provided of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Achievement, Black Colleges
National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1982
Information concerning the enrollment of black students in graduate and professional educational programs is presented. The data indicate that 1976-1977 was the turning point for black graduate participation in that actual enrollment and proportional representation has receded from those heights in subsequent years. Enrollment trends include the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Colleges, Black Students, Declining Enrollment
Jones, James B. – 1980
Crucial issues in teacher education facing black colleges were addressed in a conference on the preparation for, entry into, and retention or persistence in the teaching profession by blacks. Four specific topics were explored in this paper: (1) the administration of teacher education, where control rests, how standards are set, and strategies…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, Black Teachers
Webster, David S. – 1980
Based on the assumption that more affluent colleges can attract more able students, a study was undertaken to find exceptions to this rule. It looked for affluent colleges that are relatively unselective and less affluent colleges that are selective. The purpose was to understand how college characteristics are related to selectivity. A…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Black Colleges, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Atkinson, Anna Pearl – 1980
Equal educational opportunity is the springboard for equal opportunity and is the hope of blacks, other minorities, and whites for fair participation in the economic marketplace. Standardized tests frequently contain a cultural bias that mitigates against black students, thus presenting a barrier to higher education. In many places, competency…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Teachers, Culture Fair Tests

Cummings, Frank E. – 1979
Recently published data concerning freshmen preference, undergraduate and graduate enrollments, and degrees awarded to blacks in science and engineering have been compiled in an effort to determine areas where emphasis might be placed to increase the number of black scientists and engineers. The results indicate that traditionally black colleges…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Choice, College Freshmen

Hayes, John T. – 1979
Federal funding for research and other programs at historically black colleges is examined in an effort to determine how successful these programs have been in increasing the numbers and qualifications of black scientists. Data were obtained from agencies of the federal government, the United Negro College Fund, and the Institute for Services to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agencies, Black Achievement, Black Colleges
Gurin, Patricia – 1968
This report presents the results of a dissemination project, the objectives of which were: (1) to conduct a set of conferences at several predominantly Negro colleges for the reporting of research results from a study in which these schools had previously participated, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of these conferences with respect to…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Conferences