Describes a conference for right-wing scholars that promoted issues of racial bigotry and discrimination. Common themes included black crime, immigration, school desegregation, and affirmative action. The bulk of speakers' time was devoted to examining left-wing "hypocrisies" and conjuring outrage against the liberal establishment in…

Of the 2,000 predominantly white four-year U.S. colleges, only two-tenths of one percent have African American presidents. This article lists the African Americans currently serving as presidents of predominantly white four-year institutions, including information on when they were appointed and their educational backgrounds. A sidebar discusses…

Alexander Pushkin, Russia's most celebrated literary figure, descended from an African slave. On both parents' sides, he was related to Avram Petrovich Gannibal, who was born to an African prince and abducted to become a slave to a Russian diplomat. Pushkin chose to pride himself on both his aristocratic life and his African ancestry. (SM)

In 1950, members of the University of Connecticut's Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity defied their national organization and insisted on pledging their class president, Al Rogers, an African American student. After mounting pressure, the national organization relented and allowed Rogers to join. This article presents the story of Rogers' life, education,…

Discusses the nationwide impact of Harvard University president Lawrence Summers' controversial words on affirmative action and the impact of this controversy on Harvard's continuing ability to attract the best African American students and academics. Explains that the fundamental issue is of institutional legitimacy. (SM)

Presents a selection of books on African Americans or racial issues that have been issued by U.S.-based university presses within the part year, noting that the nation's university presses are a major source of books on issues concerning racial relations (though blacks have only a token presence on their editorial boards). (SM)

Presents statistics on the status of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, examining the following issues: the black-white higher education equality index, the state of racial inequality, state-by-state projections of African American college enrollments for 1995-2015, and the history and status of African Americans in higher…

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education. Topics include the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure the state of racial inequality; the still-missing statistics on blacks in higher education; and reasons for hope regarding African Americans in higher…

Discusses Paul Robeson's years at Rutgers University and at Columbia Law School. Robeson's life during this period is discussed within the context of the racism he confronted in juxtaposition to his achievements. (GR)

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. higher education institutions, focusing on the black-white higher education equality index, statistics that measure the state of racial inequality, ranking the nation's law schools by percentages of black students, state-by-state review of African American enrollments in…

Reflects on John Ogbu's explanations for the wide academic achievement gap between black and white students, explaining Ogbu's view that black students' poor performance reflects their incorporation of the beliefs of white society and their subsequent academic self-doubt leads to self-elimination. Notes the importance of telling black children…

Examines the integration status of college faculty and white control within historically black colleges (HBCs). The role of white professors in HBCs and the existence of discriminatory practices in hiring and promotion decisions are discussed. (GLR)

Examines a black researcher's contention that Pennsylvania State University practices racial discrimination by hiring token black administrators then giving them no real power to shape school policy. The article also discusses claims of discriminatory research-funding practices and an underrepresentation of blacks on campus compared with other,…

Presents the life and career story of Samuel Wilbert Tucker, a lawyer who was an unsung leader in the civil rights struggle. Tucker became Virginia's NAACP lead lawyer in the ongoing legal challenge to segregation, systematically attacking school segregation. He devoted his life to ensuring a good education for the next generation of black…

When Anita Hemmings applied to Vassar College in 1893, Vassar did not know she was an African American passing for white. In August 1897, the college discovered that she was black, and it took another 40 years for Vassar to open its doors to another African American student. Discusses the phenomenon of African Americans passing as white to gain…