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Hawkins, B. Denise – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
While it has been just two years since Dr. Lorenzo Esters joined the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, or APLU, his efforts to orchestrate new partners while forging coalitions appear to be yielding fruit. Dr. Esters is charged with representing the interests of 18 Black land-grant colleges and public Black colleges and…
Descriptors: Global Education, Land Grant Universities, Black Colleges, Advocacy
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Nyirenda, Stanley M.; Gong, Tao – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2010
This study of a Mid Atlantic Historically Black Institution (MAHBI) examines cognitive, social, and institutional factors to identify those that are most critical in contributing to the steady decline of the rate of student retention for this institution and others with similar characteristics. Secondary source data pertaining to three cohorts…
Descriptors: African American Institutions, Black Colleges, Land Grant Universities, Institutional Characteristics
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Minor, James T. – Journal of Negro Education, 2008
This article examines the contemporary role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in public higher education systems. The article is based on the premise that in order to address persistent questions about whether HBCUs are a relevant sector of public higher education, a contemporary, rather than historical, analysis is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Black Colleges, Desegregation Litigation, Enrollment Trends