Hearings on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 focus on Title III or institutional aid. Title III is the largest nonstudent assistance program and was established to strengthen the academic quality of developing colleges by financing special projects and programs at individual colleges and by increasing the use of consortia and…

The presence of whites at traditionally black public colleges and universities (TBPCUs) is examined for six periods: the pre-Civil War period, 1837-1859; the period of the educational missionary, 1860-1885; the period of reaction to white control, 1886-1916; the decade of the great philanthropists, 1917-1927; the era of the Bureau of Education,…

Data on 102 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) collected through three annual surveys of academic science and engineering (S/E) resources are presented. Twenty-three tables are derived from: the Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (tables 1-4); the Survey of Federal Support to…

The development of articulation agreements in southeastern Virginia between predominantly black Norfolk State University, and predominantly white Tidewater Community College is described. A commitment to eliminate unnecessary duplication between traditionally black and traditionally white institutions in the same area was made in the 1978 Virginia…

Hearings of the Committee on Education and Labor on the status of college endowments are presented. Attention is focused on the private resources colleges and universities may have to fall back on during this period of reduced federal aid. A list of endowments of 192 colleges ranked by 1981 value, from a "Chronicle of Higher Education"…

Data on the characteristics of scientists and engineers employed by higher education institutions and university-administered federally funded research and development institutions are presented. These data, derived from the National Science Foundation (NSF) 1984 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Personnel Employed at Universities and Colleges,…

This case study of Xavier University is part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act. Xavier's unique role as the only historically Black Catholic college in the U.S. is noted and its recent financial crisis and resulting need for a sounder management…

Academic programs, recruitment, and student retention among minority students in the environmental and natural resource professions are examined. Major sections include: (1) environmental and resource studies at minority colleges (black and Native American institutions, institutions with significant Hispanic enrollment, and basic curricula); (2)…

The first National Conference on Desegregation in Higher Education was held in response to the issues of segregation, desegregation, and integration within postsecondary institutions. This book presents the proceedings of the conference. An introduction to the conference presentations and an overview of the proceedings comprise Part I. Part II…

Attitudes and perceptions held by white students enrolled in black colleges were studied to determine their educational and personal experiences at the institutions, their feelings about the impact they had on the institutions, and to provide data that could be helpful to the institutions as they move toward becoming multi-cultural. For purposes…

Contrary to recent national trends, enrollments at colleges of agriculture have increased 181% between 1963 and 1976, with an ever increasing proportion of agricultural students coming from urban backgrounds. During the spring of 1977, mail questionnaire data were collected from 3,175 undergraduate "ag" majors (93.8% White and 6.2%…

A dialogue on the status of drama education in the traditionally Negro college and school was an integral part of a summer institute in Repertory Theatre at the University of California (Santa Barbara, 1968). The 41 participants were all black practitioners of the theatre. The two questions basic to the dialogue were: What are the reasons for the…

This document reports the results of a study to examine program uses and effectiveness in selected 4-year colleges funded under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The study identifies (1) promising programs or supplements to existing programs as a result of Title III funding; (2) probable reasons why programs are promising; (3)…

The contents of this book are organized in three parts. Part one, "Some personal experiences," includes four chapters dealing with the author's own education: in a segregated school in the South, in Northern ghetto schools, in black and white universities, and his continuing education as a teacher in black and white colleges. Part two, "Black…

If blacks are to have any hope of success in producing favorable social and political change, they must be extremely wary of having too narrow a focus. Blacks cannot waste time in the search for ideological purity, closing out those who happen not to agree on every detail of a specific program. Blacks, together with the other oppressed groups of…