Black Colleges

M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN II is Kauffman/Missouri Endowed Professor of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies and Assistant Dean for Institutional Research at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.KASSIE FREEMAN is Dean at Dillard University.

• 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