Graduate Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Highlighting the voices and experiences of Black graduate students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), this book features the perspectives of students from a variety of academic backgrounds and institutional settings. Contributors discuss their motivation to attend an HBCU for graduate studies, their experiences, and how these helped prepare them for their career. To be prepared to serve the increasing number of Black students with access to graduate programs at HBCUs, university administrators, faculty, and staff require a better understanding of these students' needs and how to meet them. Addressing some of today's most urgent issues and educational challenges, this book expands the literature on HBCUs and provides insight into the role their graduate schools play in building a diverse academic and professional community.

Robert T. Palmer is associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University, USA. Larry J. Walker is an educational consultant focused on supporting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Ramon B. Goings is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership at Loyola University, Maryland, USA. Charmaine Troy is a PhD candidate in higher education at Morgan State University, USA. Chaz T. Gipson is a PhD student in the School of Communications at Howard University, USA. Felecia Commodore is assistant professor in Educational Foundations and Leadership at Old Dominion University.

Foreword, Terence Hicks; Introduction, Robert T. Palmer, Larry J. Walker, Ramon B. Goings, Charmaine Troy, Chaz T. Gipson, Felecia Commodore; Chapter 1 Contextualizing Graduate Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Robert T. Palmer, Larry J. Walker, Ramon B. Goings, Charmaine Troy, Chaz T. Gipson, Felecia Commodore; Chapter 2 A Strange Song in a Familiar Land, Lamar Hylton; Chapter 3 Journey to the PhD, Tiffany F. Boykin; Chapter 4 Graduate-Level Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Antonio L. Ellis, Christopher N. Smith, Janatus Avonte Barnett; Chapter 5 Back to the Roots, Sheree Alexander; Chapter 6 Praise for the Bridge, Kimberly Hardy; Chapter 7 Free to Conduct Research of Race and Racism in My West Baltimore Community, Julius Davis; Chapter 8 The Historically Black College and University Family, Kimberly R. Eldridge; Chapter 9 Twice the Experiences, Stevie L. LawrenceII; Chapter 10 The Significant Value of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tara D. Miller; Chapter 11 A Liberating Spirituality, Herbert Robinson Marbury; Chapter 12 Strange Fruit, F. Abron Franklin;