Opportunities and Challenges at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Black Colleges, Media, and the Power of Storytelling....Pages 11-26
Spelman College: A Case Study of Student Retention Strategies....Pages 27-38
The Crisis: Decreasing Male Enrollment at HBCUs....Pages 39-55
Three Layers of Underrepresentation: Academic Pipeline Issues for African Americans....Pages 57-74
White Faces in Black Places: HBCUs and the White Faculty Experience....Pages 75-88
HBCU Young Alumni: Paying It Forward....Pages 89-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Expanding the HBCU Legacy: Enrolling and Supporting the Rising Latino Population....Pages 107-127
Beyond the Fifth Quarter: The Influence of HBCU Marching Bands....Pages 129-138
Study Abroad at HBCUs: Challenges, Trends, and Best Practices....Pages 139-164
LGBT Centers on HBCU Campuses: Bowie State University....Pages 165-180
Leveraging Honors Programs at HBCUs....Pages 181-200
Black Greek Fraternity Experiences on Predominantly White and Historically Black Campuses: A Comparison....Pages 201-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Black Lesbian Identity at HBCUs....Pages 219-234
Not in My Backyard: Puritan Morality versus Puritan Mercantilism and Its Impact on HBCUs....Pages 235-252
Searching for Whitley Gilbert: Pluralism, Belles, Bourgeoisie Activism, and HBCUs....Pages 253-267
A Place at the Table: Etiquette and Invalidation in the Quest for Cultural Capital at Spelman College....Pages 269-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-303