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Dunn, Frederick – Journal of Negro Education, 1993
The following three African-American philosophical orientations to education have achieved prominence over the years: (1) the accommodationist philosophy of Booker T. Washington; (2) the radical, liberationist approach of W. E. B. DuBois; and (3) the integrationist/desegregationist, reformist philosophy of Charles H. Houston. Each philosophical…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Colleges, Black Culture, Black Education

Thorn, J. Dale – Innovative Higher Education, 1997
Examines a 1994 college desegregation case involving possible merger of Mississippi University for Women, a historically white institution, and Mississippi Valley State University, a historically black institution. Following the wishes of trustees, and supported by alumni, the president of the former institution engaged in an unorthodox litigation…
Descriptors: Alumni, Black Colleges, Case Studies, Change Strategies

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 2001
This collection of articles includes such topics as: the shrinking number of white students at black colleges; the consequences of a nationwide ban on race-sensitive college admissions; a racially offensive Web site; reduction in overall crime rates at historically black colleges; black women dominating higher education; and Harvard Law School…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Students, Black Teachers
Winbush, Donald – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
While foundation support for higher education is expected to remain strong, fundamental changes in giving strategies are influencing which institutions and program types are funded. Trends include increased attention to precollegiate education, less direct support to historically black institutions and more to initiatives supporting cultural…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Preparation, Cultural Pluralism, Economic Change

Cross, Theodore, Ed.; And Others – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Discusses survey findings that show black academics are highly pessimistic in their view of the future of blacks in higher education. Reasons include the following: curtailment of federal support for black colleges over the next five years; continued built-in test bias against blacks; no improvement in campus race relations; and persistent racial…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Teachers
O'Brien, Eileen M.; Zudak, Catherine – New Directions for Higher Education, 1998
The characteristics of U.S. colleges and universities with high proportions of minority group students (historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, and Hispanic-serving institutions) are examined, the distinctive needs and circumstances of their student populations are discussed, and the unique barriers faced by each group in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Black Colleges, Black Students
Raines, Rosario Torres – New Directions for Higher Education, 1998
Explores both the strengths that minority-serving institutions have brought to serving the educational needs of racial and ethnic minority students and the divergent perspectives that have tended to generate competition among them for scarce resources. Potential integrative policy directions include information sharing, collaboration for entry…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Colleges, College Role
Evelyn, Jamilah – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Nearly 30 years after the official end of de jure segregation, Alabama is struggling to level educational opportunities for both black and white citizens. Critics say this goal will be difficult to reach unless the state hires and retains more black faculty. Only recently, because of a court decree, are state black institutions getting equal…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, Blacks
Nasim, Aashir; Roberts, Albert; Harrell, Jules P.; Young, Hollie – Journal of Negro Education, 2005
Two hundred-fifty African American college students from two predominantly White institutions (PWIs) and two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were administered the Non-Cognitive Questionnaire-Revised (NCQ-R) and the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) to determine which psychosocial indices best predicted…
Descriptors: African American Achievement, Cultural Context, College Students, Black Colleges
Horn, Laura; Maw, Carlyle – 1995
This report provides statistical information on minority undergraduate participation in postsecondary education and postsecondary persistence among racial-ethnic groups, based on the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). The data indicate that, after a dramatic increase in minority enrollment in the 1960s and 1970s, there was uneven…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Colleges
Heath, Tamela – 1992
This study explored factors contributing to the educational aspirations of African American students. An underlying assumption of the study was that the paradigm for looking at aspirations as a key predictor of later attainment in college students may work differently for black students than for the general population. The study involved data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Black Colleges, Black Students
Hazzard, Terry – 1989
This paper reviews research on: (1) the significance of black colleges; (2) characteristics of white students attending black colleges; (3) barriers to recruiting white students on black campuses; and (4) strategies for recruiting white students. Reasons why white students attend historically black institutions and their levels of motivation, the…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, College Students
Patitu, Carol Logan; Tack, Martha W. – 1991
This paper presents results of a study which examined factors related to job satisfaction and the decline in the number of African-American faculty (AAF) in higher education. Twenty-eight, 4-year, state-assisted institutions in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation region--13 predominantly African-American (PAI) and 15…
Descriptors: Age, Black Colleges, Black Teachers, College Faculty
Inman, Deborah; And Others – 1990
This report presents a fiscal analysis of Howard University (District of Columbia) including: (1) general education revenues; (2) education and general expenditures; and (3) faculty salaries. The study compared Howard University to four different groups of higher education institutions: similar private institutions with hospitals; public…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Educational Finance
Mills, Johnnie R.; And Others – 1989
This book recounts the successful 8-year effort on the part of Grambling State Univesity, a historically black college in Louisiana, to raise the success rate of its students in passing the National Teacher Examination. The chapters in the book include: (1) "Excellence: In Search of Meaning" (Johnnie R. Mills); (2) "Literacy in…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Educational Change, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development