Full Description
Born out of extreme racism and shepherded through the centuries by enduring hope, the nation's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have educated countless African Americans. These institutions, which boast great diversity, are treasures that illuminate the talent and potential of African Americans. This volume provides an overview of the salient issues facing HBCUs as well as the many contributions that these historic institutions make to our country as a whole. Topics include * Historic Origins of HBCUs * Desegregation * Students * Presidental Leadership * Faculty and Governance Issues * Fundraising * Federal and State Policy * Curriculum * Thoughts about the future With suggestions for additional reading, other references and an appendix of historically black colleges and universities by, this is a comprehensive and much-needed addition to the literature in the field on HBCUs. This is the fifth issue the 35th volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences.Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Contents
Executive Summary vii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction and Overview 1 Historical Origins of HBCUs 5 Desegregation 11 The Language of Higher Education Desegregation 12 Pre-Brown Cases 12 Brown I and II 13 Brown and HBCUs 14 Post-Brown HBCU Rebuttal 14 Sanders v. Ellington 15 Knight v. Alabama 17 Fordice Cases 18 Post-Fordice to the Present 22 Students 27 College Choice 28 Gender 31 African American Males 35 African American Females 37 Campus Environments 38 Graduation and Outcomes 39 Presidential Leadership 43 Faculty and Governance Issues 47 Faculty Diversity 47 Critique of Governance 49 General Overview of Faculty Issues 51 Fundraising 55 A History of Fundraising 56 Alumni Giving 57 Educating Alumni Early 58 Issues of Infrastructure 59 Endowment Size 59 Federal and State Policy 61 Legislation 61 State Policies Toward HBCUs 69 Curriculum 73 Professional Fields 76 Graduate Work 78 Black Medical Schools and Medical Education 79 Engineering at HBCUs 80 Accreditation 82 Conclusion and Thoughts About the Future 85 Appendix: Historically Black Colleges and Universities 89 References 93 Additional Readings 107 Name Index 121 Subject Index 126 About the Authors 133
