scholarly journals Journalism and Mass Communication students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly White Institutions: Saying Goodbye to the Digital Divide

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
White Institutions ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Referee Judgments of Communication in the Field of Play: A Study on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Division II College Football

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Andrew Dix
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
College Football ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Communicative Behaviors ◽  
White Institutions ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the in-game communication of football players from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) was excessively penalized in the field of play. Previous literature has found that referee bias is commonplace and uncovered evidence that referees socially judge the communicative behaviors of HBCU student athletes differently than the communicative behaviors of student athletes from predominantly White institutions. This led to social judgment theory emerging as the theoretical frame. Quantitative methods were utilized to analyze National Collegiate Athletic Association data for Division II college football. Findings revealed that referees disproportionately flagged football teams from HBCUs in comparison with predominantly White institutions. These results provide implications for theory. The uncovered results also support a well-developed line of communication research that has indicated that excessive penalties are levied against HBCU teams in multiple sports. A rhetorical call to action is made to facilitate officiating change in intercollegiate athletics.

scholarly journals The Challenges And Successes Of Department Governance: A Look At HBCU Journalism And Mass Communications Unit Administrators

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Jerry Crawford, II
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Term Limits ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Mass Communications ◽  
Faculty Work ◽  
White Institutions

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are facing challenges to their continued existence on several fronts. One is fiscally, as federal funding for education has been cut and the responsibility for paying for higher education has been levied on students and parents. Another challenge is the amount of endowment dollars available to them and lastly, there are questions today as to if HBCUs are still needed in a society that has allowed African-Americans to enroll in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Administrators of the 55 Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) units at HBCUs have to lead with an eye on tradition while dealing with current financial issues. The administrators are faced with the personal challenge of tenuous term limits - served at the discretion of higher administrators - and teaching two or three classes. They work under larger units and have minimal authority over budgets, hiring, or strategic planning for their units. Their faculty work full course loads and few have tenure. How do they keep the institutions mission and move to the future of possible accreditation?

scholarly journals Budgeting for Success

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Kelly Elliot ◽  
Tim Kellison
Keyword(s):  
Predominantly White ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Peer Groups ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Predominantly White Institutions ◽  
Athletic Programs ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Athletic Departments ◽  
White Institutions

There has been little research into the comparison of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) in recent years.  With growing athletic department budgets, it is important to understand how HBCUs financially compare to their PWI counterparts.  Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine how HBCU athletic departments compare to their peer PWIs in terms of athletic department spending and to conduct a budgetary analysis of HBCU athletic departments. To examine differences in athletics budgets, data were collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) Survey.  NCAA member institution peer groups with HBCU members were selected for this study.  Institutional data include salary, recruitment, operation, and scholarship expenses and revenue for peer groups. An ANOVA was conducted to compare peer institutions, institutions in the same region, by division, and overall.  The results indicated HBCU peer groups are spending significantly less compared to their PWI counterparts.  Additionally, among HBCU institutions, most athletic programs are spending the most on athletic aid expenses.  Similarly, HBCUs are earning significantly less revenue compared to their peers. Athletic department administrators can use the results of this study to help create budgets comparable to peer institutions. 

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