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Duke, William David – 1973
The focus of this project was to study the backgrounds of 24 upwardly mobile blacks and an equal number of underachieving blacks to determine whether collective experiences in either group contained a certain pattern which differed from the experiences of the white society. The results of the study were analyzed and used as part of the discussion…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences

Williams, Kenny J. – Change, 1981
Black Studies, it is suggested, should be an interdisciplinary field that will not incite fear or misgivings any more than other higher education interdisciplinary programs. A clear distinction is needed between Afro American Studies as an academic discipline and as a social answer to pressing problems. (MLW)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Students, Black Studies, Blacks
Collison, Michele N-K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
In the wake of a black-white student fight on campus, Columbia University administrators are investigating reports of racial bias and black students have filed charges of aggravated racial harrassment and demanded establishment of an Afro-American studies program, more black faculty, and a larger black student population. (MSE)
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Aggression, Black Students