Black Colleges New Perspectives on Policy and Practice

Subjects:

• Education » Multicultural Education
• Education » Higher Education

Reviews:

• Scholars and students who are interested in the topic of Black colleges and universities will find the book resourceful and enlightening.
  —Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education Fall 2006

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• The State of Research on Black Colleges: An Introduction by M. Christopher Brown II and Kassie Freeman
• The Policy Context
• The Changing Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Vistas on Dual Missions, Desegregation, and Diversity by M. Christopher Brown II, Ronyelle D. Bertrand, and Saran Donahoo
• The Significance of Historically Black Colleges for High Achievers: Correlates of Standardized Test Scores in African American Students by Jacqueline Fleming
• Attracting the Best and Brightest: College Choice Influences at Black Colleges by Kassie Freeman and Nicole McConald
• Other Things Being Equal: Federal Aid and the Politics of Equal Opportunity for Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Paul Green
• Inter-institutional Policies: Initiatives for Advancing African American Success in Higher Education by Wynetta Lee
• HBCUs and the Digital Divide: Survival of the Fittest by Allison N. Clark
• Praxis Issues
• College in Black and White: White Faculty at Black Colleges by Lenoar Foster and Janet A. Guyden
• Orientation and Colleagues: Making a Difference in the Socialization of Black College Faculty by Barbara J. Johnson
• Toward Strategic Planning: Issues and Status of Black Colleges by Bruce Anthony Jones
• The Challenges and Needs of High Achieving Black College Students by Sharon Fries-Britt
• Black Colleges and Universities in America and South Africa: Common Histories and Future Destinies? by Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela dn Gail E. Thomas
• Appendices
• About the Contributors
• Index