How Black Colleges Empower Black Students

This book offers valuable lessons for faculty, faculty developers, student affairs personnel and administrators in the wider higher education community-lessons that are all the more urgent as they face a growing racially diverse student population.

Frank W. Hale is often referred to as the Dean of Diversity in higher education. He is in constant demand as a lecturer and consultant. His book, What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education, is widely used in colleges and universities throughout the country. He is Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University where he served from 1971-1988, and 1999-2005. He was previously President of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.

Foreword--Karen Holbrook; Foreword--Frank W. Hale, Jr.; Introduction--Frank W. Hale Jr.; 1 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Hbcus. in The Old South and The New South. Change and Continuity--Samuel Dubois Cook; 2 Black Colleges. Still Making an Indelible Impact With Less--Frank L. Matthews and B. Denise Hawkins; 3 Success Against The Odds. The HBCU Experience--Lawrence A. Davis Jr.; 4 Creating a Pathway. The Role of Historically Black Institutions in Enhancing Access, Retention, and Graduation--Elaine Johnson Copeland; 5 A Tradition Of Access and Academic Excellence. Stanley F. Battle, Pamela G. Arrington, Ronnie L. Collins, Marcella A. Copes, and Frances C. Gordon; 6 A Contribution to Higher Education. Mentoring Methods and Techniques Developed By Historically Black Colleges and Universities--Charles V. Willie; 7 Character Education. The Raison D'être of Historically Black Colleges and Universities--Talbert O. Shaw; 8 Factors That Influence Success for African American Students--Quiester Craig; 9 The Role of Black Colleges in Promoting Self-Concept and Student Centeredness Among Students--James G. Wingate; 10 What Makes African American Students Successful at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The First-Year Program--Henry Ponder; 11 Future Faculty for The Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Challenges and a Model for Intervention--Orlando L. Taylor and Terrolyn P. Carter; 12 Pathways to Success. Recruitment and Retention Methods at Oakwood College--Delbert and Susan Baker; 13 Recreating the Extended Family for African American University Students. A Formula for Success--M. Rick Turner; 14 Personal Reflections of Faculty Members At Virginia State University--James E. Hunter and W. Eric Thomas; 15 Pathways to Student Success at Fayetteville State University--T. J. Bryan; 16 What Makes African American Students Successful in Other Universities. Inclusiveness Rules of Engagement--Anne S. Pruitt-Logan; 17 Old Wine in New Bottles. Visioning Values in Higher Education--Mervyn A. Warren; Epilogue--Frank Hale Jr.