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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision of 1954 in Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, some question whether black colleges and universities still have a role today. My unequivocal answer is absolutely, yes. In a lengthy but incisive article, Kenneth Jost argues that irrespective of the advantages and disadvantages, black colleges are hobbled by enrollment and financial problems.1 To their credit, black colleges and universities, with less financial support when compared to majority institutions—public or private—have been major contributors to higher education and society.2
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Marybeth Gasman and Nelson Bowman, A Guide to Fundraising atHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (New York: Routledge, 2012), p. xiii.
Jacqueline Fleming, Blacks in College (San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass, 1984)
Lester Thurow, “Building Wealth,” The Atlantic Monthly, June 1999, pp. 57–69.
Association of Governing Boards (AGB). The Leadership Imperative (Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards, 2006), p. 9.
Albert N. Whiting, Guardians of the Flame: Historically Black Colleges Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Washington, DC: AASCU, 1991), p. 62.
See Editorial Board, “Hard Times for Higher Ed,” The Washington Post, January 21, 2012, p. A14.
Gary Fethke and Andrew Policano, Public No More: A New Path to Excellence for America’s Public Universities (Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2012).
See: for example, David Halberstam, The Reckoning (New York: Avon Books, 1987). Between 1900 and 1908, 502 automobile manufacturing companies were started. Today, only the Big Three, Ford, General Motors, and Daimler Chrysler survive. Currently Diamler Chrysler’s future is in doubt. See also
James C. Collins and Jerry Porras, Built to Last (New York: Harper Business, 1997), p. 27.
See: John M. Lee, Jr., “United States v. Fordice: Mississippi Higher Education without Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” Journal of Negro Education, 2010, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 166–180.
Marybeth Gasman and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, Fundraising from Black College Alumni: Successful Strategies for Supporting Alma Mater (New York: Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education, 2003), p. 89.
See Alvin J. Schexnider, “Executive Leadership: Securing the Future of Black Colleges and Universities,” International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter 2008, pp. 496–517.
Jack L. Ezzell, Jr. and Alvin J. Schexnider, Leadership, Governance and Sustainability of Black Colleges and Universities’ Trusteeship (Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards), May–June 2010, p. 28.
John S. Wilson, “A Multidimensional Challenge for Black Colleges,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 18, 2012.
Lamont A. Flowers, “Attaining the American Dream: Racial Differences in the Effects of Pell Grants on Students’ Persistence and Educational Outcomes,” Clemson University, SC, 2012.
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Schexnider, A.J. (2013). Black Colleges in the Post-Brown Era. In: Saving Black Colleges. Philanthropy and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137323460_6
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