Making a Way to Success: Self-Authorship and Academic Achievement of First-Year African American Students at Historically Black Colleges

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell L. Strayhorn
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
African American ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
First Year ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
American Students ◽  
Self Authorship

Advancing the Demarginalization of African American Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-96
Author(s):  
Annie Ruth Leslie ◽  
Kim Brittingham Barnett ◽  
Matasha L. Harris ◽  
Charles Adams
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
African American Students ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
American Education ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
American Students ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

This chapter presents theoretical discussions about advancing the demarginalization of African American students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by bringing in insights from Afrocentric and symbolic-interaction perspectives. Here, the authors discuss demarginalization related to certain intra-racial and intersecting class, gender, and mental health issues emerging since COVID-19 and online learning. The ideas presented here are equally viable in student face-to-face and virtual learning environments. It begins with discussing marginalization and Afrocentric and symbolic-interaction theories. It reviews relevant literature about the history of African American education since the American Civil War, including 19th and 20th century reconstructions, Jim Crow, the rise of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the Black student campus union and Black power movements, and other relevant happenings in Black American education.

scholarly journals The Role of Historically Black Colleges or Universities in Today's Higher Education Landscape

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Knight ◽  
Elizabeth Davenport ◽  
Patricia Green- Powell ◽  
Adriel A. Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
African American ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
African American Female ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Public School Teachers ◽  
American Students ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are effective in graduating African American students who are poised to be competitive in the corporate, research, academic, governmental and military arenas. Specifically, over half of all African American professionals are graduates of HBCUs. Nine of the top ten colleges that graduate the most African Americans who go on to earn PhDs are from HBCUs. More than 50% of the nation’s African American public school teachers and 70% of African American dentists earned degrees at HBCUs. Finally, both Spelman and Bennett Colleges produce over half of the nation’s African American female doctorates in all science fields. This article discusses the importance of HBCUs in today’s higher education landscape.

African American Students’ Perceptions of the Values of Basic Physical Education Activity Programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Quarterman ◽  
Geraldine Harris ◽  
Rose M. Chew
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
American Students ◽  
Education Activity ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

The present investigation examined how African American students rated the values of the basic instructional physical education activity program at two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) based on a 24-item questionnaire. Descriptive data indicated that the students rated keeping in good health and physical condition as the most important value. A principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation revealed five underlying factors that appeared related to (a) physical self-efficacy, (b) a commitment to lifelong participation, (c) health-related physical fitness, (d) health/aesthetic benefits, and (e) social benefits. Physical self-efficacy appeared to be the most significant, accounting for the largest portion of the explained variance. African American female students placed more emphasis on health/aesthetic benefits, and African American male students placed emphasis on the social benefits. Overall, results of the present investigation generally appeared consistent with findings of earlier studies conducted at predominantly white Colleges and universities.

scholarly journals A Link To The Future: A Pilot Study Look At How Historically Black Colleges And Universities With Journalism And Mass Communications Units Use The Internet In Recruiting

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Crawford, II
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
African American Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
The Internet ◽  
White Institutions ◽  
American Students ◽  
The 1960S

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have had the ability to recruit African-American students since the 1860s by stressing a sense of inclusion and family through their mission statements and community outreach. There was little to no competition for African-American students from predominantly white institutions until integration was fully implemented a hundred years later in the 1960s. HBCUs, by their standing in the community, have been a gateway to first generation college students, regardless of race or social class status and "many continue to have 'open' admissions policies, welcoming all who wish to attend college, regardless of previous academic performance. Today, HBCUs have to actively recruit students students that can now apply and enroll in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) with the use of technology that includes the Internet. How has the digital divide changed from its classification in the 1960s? How are African-Americans using the web and are HBCUs using the Internet to inform, recruit and enroll African-Americans today? This pilot study looks at HBCUs that have Journalism/Mass Communications units to examine if their websites have a good sense of usability and interactivity for African-American students looking to go to college, primarily as first-generation students.

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