This article describes a successful academic development programme in a Commerce faculty at a relatively elite, historically white university in South Africa. The writers argue that the programme has managed to achieve good results in recent years by moving away from deficit models of academic development for students from disadvantaged…

At many HBCUs, students have invested time and energy into keeping their online and print publications afloat or reviving them from dormancy. However, at other schools the results are often less fruitful. "The Meter" at Tennessee State was an award-winning weekly just three years ago with a website that was updated frequently for…

Reviews the development of Black Studies departments across the country and examines some of the problems that confront them today. Suggests that Black Studies programs help to analyze human complexity and can offer to the society new ideas based on l5 non-Western traditions and cultural experiences. (AOS)

Holds that (1) principles of equal education are jeopardized by the increase of "protected classes," (2) existing affirmative action programs are complex and ineffective, (3) institutional accomplishments in affirmative action are not rewarded, and (4) Blacks that would eventually become teachers and scholars are being diverted into positions as…

A discussion of belated efforts to address the national problem of underrepresentation of Blacks in medicine and medical education notes the effectiveness of a California program that emphasizes both racial non-segregation and excellence. (MSE)

Charges that colleges have persistently maintained inequalities in their educational structures that affect minority and lower socioeconomic students. Explores the effectiveness of academic improvement programs and suggests strategies to overcome problems in spite of economic conservation, including support groups, peer counseling, and outreach by…

The GI Bill is seen as the most revolutionary and radically empowering federal legislation to affect American higher education in the 20th century. The bill gave African American veterans more access to higher education than ever before, at government expense, and helped improve the quality of education at black colleges. (MSE)

Discusses historic significance of kinship care in preserving African American families, development of kinship care and family preservation programs, and importance of the natural relationship between the two. Presents findings on states' use of kinship care in plans for the Family Preservation and Support Services Act, and explores whether they…

Claims that although agencies specializing in adoption of minority children have been successful in achieving same-race adoptive placements for African American children, funding and support for some of these initiatives have been withheld. Describes successful placement practices used by a private agency in California and a public agency in…

Suggests adding poetry instruction to the Children's Defense Fund, a fund created to ensure that poor children get the basic necessities of life--food, healthcare, and education. Talks about the influence that Langston Hughes, a poet who lived in Harlem, had on the first author. Encourages students to avoid living other people's answers and to…

Reviews research and data on youth employment, particularly among minority groups, and discusses the roles of the school and the family. Holds that the success of future efforts to assist youth depend on (1) the commitment of resources to the disadvantaged; and (2) a multidisciplinary, multiagency approach to youth employment. (Author/GC)

Maintains that racism sustains basic writing programs as Jim-Crow way stations for African-American and Latino students by insisting on a hierarchy of intelligence among races. Argues that the success of historically black colleges can serve as models for writing programs for inexperienced African-American and Latino students writers, encouraging…

Addresses difficulties in the mentoring relationship, especially of African-American youth. Suggests ways to avoid the risks of "drive-by" mentoring, notes the problem of social distance between mentors and students being mentored, identifies characteristics of ideal mentors, offers guidelines for providing necessary program structure…

Just as voluntary agencies cannot function adequately without help from the government, the public system has failed to function adequately without the assistance of voluntary agencies. Public and voluntary resources should be organized into a coordinated accountable system that would assist families with the wide range of services necessary for…

The Head Start program has survived two decades of fiscal and policy challenges because of its multi-faceted character. Head Start sits astride an intellectual divide, contradicting both liberal and conservative social policy dogma. (Author/GC)