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,…

Used ethnographic approach to examine whether or not previously unreported concerns of Black students might be complicating better understanding of problems they face in predominantly White environment. Interviews with Black students attending a predominantly White state university in the South revealed evidence of a prejudice-discrimination…

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)

Aggregate data for the U.S. and selected cities demonstrate that minority students are suspended in disproportionately large numbers. The data suggest that this may be caused by interpretations of what constitutes acceptable behaviors that differ for various race, sex, and age groups; by inconsistent application of school codes to different race,…

This study collected data on the attitudes that white students have toward blacks and the relation between interracial contact and racial attitudes. A questionnaire was administered to students attending six predominantly white high schools in suburban and suburban-type school districts in Jackson County, Missouri. One hundred questionnaires were…

Surveyed African American high school students regarding whether strategies they used to cope with perceived discrimination related to their racial identity and racial socialization. The degree to which race was central to self-concept and identity was unrelated to both approach and avoidance strategies. Frequency of receiving socialization…

This historical study examines the events surrounding the racial integration of Nantucket public schools during the 1840s. Included are: a brief history of blacks on the island; moves toward school integration; the reaction among island residents to the issue; and the legislative action to resolve it. Appendices include statements by Nantucket…

The results of this study reveal that predominantly white institutions are not responding in a meaningful and coherent way to the needs of black students. The impression many may have of a high national level of response to the needs of black students is based on the apparent rather than the real. While there are some few institutions that have…

The Wisconsin State Committee and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights have received many complaints of discrimination against minority students on the campuses and in the communities which house the Wisconsin State Universities. The Committee and Commission staff reviewed the complaints and decided to conduct an inquiry into problems associated…

A resurgence of racist incidents in the last few years has caused educators concern about hostility to Blacks on campuses. Some colleges have begun programs to sensitize students, faculty, and administrators to racial issues. (MSE)

Racially integrated campuses are now segregating the races with separate curricula, student unions and housing for black students. (HS)

Discusses how coaches are charging that proposed changes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's academic eligibility rules discriminate against black players. (EV)

Presents a conversation that took place at the 2000 annual convention in Baltimore of the College Language Association, an organization founded in 1937 to provide support for English (and later foreign language) scholars at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), in response both to the special problems that faced HBCUs and…

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…