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Ebony towers in higher education : the evolution, mission, and presidency of historically black colleges and universities / Ronyelle Bertrand Ricard and M. Christopher Brown II ; foreword by Lenoar Foster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ricard, Ronyelle Bertrand, 1977- author.
- Brown, M. Christopher, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American universities and colleges.
- African Americans--Education (Higher).
- African Americans.
- African American college presidents.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2008.
- Summary:
- What is the purpose of black colleges? Why do black colleges continue to exist? Are black colleges necessary?Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are at the same time the least studied and the least understood institutions of higher education and the most maligned and the most endangered.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. UNDERSTANDING BLACK COLLEGES
- 2. BLACK CAMPUS POPULATIONS
- 3. PROFILES OF SELECTED BLACK COLLEGES
- 4. MISSION MATTERS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS
- 5. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX A: FOUR-YEAR, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
- APPENDIX B: PREDOMINANTLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
- APPENDIX C: THE RESEARCH FRAMEWORK: A NOTE ON METHOD
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781620360262
- 1620360268
- OCLC:
- 945135963
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