Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Triumphs, Troubles, and Taboos

Historically Black colleges and universities play a vital role in the education of African Americans in the United States. For nearly 150 years, these institutions have trained the leadership of the Black community, graduating the nation s African American teachers, doctors, lawyers, and scientists. Despite the wealth of new research on Black colleges, there are topics that remain untouched and accomplishments that go unnoticed by the scholarly community. The chapters in this edited volume focus on topics that deserve further attention and that will push students, scholars, policymakers, and Black college administrators to reexamine their perspectives on and perceptions of Black colleges.

Author: M. Gasman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/01/2009
Pages: 252
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230602731

About the Author
Marybeth Gasman is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. ChristopherL. Tudico isResearch Assistant and doctoral studentin theHigher Education Program at the University of Pennsylvania.