This collection of speculative essays discusses potential roles which historically black colleges may choose to implement in the near future as a means of maintaining a viable position in the sphere of American higher education. The chapters provide a contemporary view of these institutions and the impact that such factors as enrollment, federal policies, desegregation and management may have on their future. The chapters include current data on black college enrollment, graduation rates, public policies and programs and offer a variety of research topics that should be explored prior to...

As part of a project on the status of African-Americans that was initiated by the William Monroe Institute for the Study of Black Culture at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, this volume takes a comprehensive look at the education of African-Americans, specifically early childhood through postsecondary education, and relevant public policy issues since 1940. The list of contributors to the study includes both white and black scholars who are affiliated with primarily urban institutions located in the Northwest, the South, and on the East Coast who are deeply committed to...