The Black College Mystique

by Willie, Charles V.; Reddick, Richard J.; Brown, Ronald

• ISBN13: 9780742546165
• ISBN10: 0742546160
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-15
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This study discussses the ways in which Black colleges can be of help to non-Blacks (including white students) who can benefit from the unique kind of education offered by such schools. It compares the culture of black colleges and universities a generation ago with those that exist today, and makes projections into the future based on a comprehensive review of professional literature and an analysis of the management skills of contemporary black college leaders.

Author Biography

Charles V. Willie, Ph.D., is the Charles W. Eliot Professor of Education Emeritus at the graduate school of education, Harvard University. Professor Willie is coeditor (with Ron Edmonds) of Black Colleges in America, coauthor (with Michael Grady and Richard Hope) of African Americans and the Doctoral Experience, and author of The Ivory and Ebony Towers Richard J. Reddick is an advanced doctoral candidate at the Harvard graduate school of education. A former teacher and student affairs administrator, Reddick is the coauthor of A New Look at Black Families, Fifth Edition with Charles V. Willie, coeditor of Legacies of Brown: Multiracial Equity in American Education with Dorinda J. Carter and Stella M. Flores, and a former editor of the Harvard Educational Review Ronald Brown is an advanced doctoral candidate at the Harvard graduate school of education

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction: Five Secrets about Black Colleges Revealed in This Book	xv
PART I: PERCEPTIONS, PROBLEMS, AND POSSIBILITIES OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES A GENERATION AGO
Educational Goals of Black Colleges	3	(8)
Priorities of Black College Presidents	11	(20)
PART II: THE CONTEMPORARY CASE FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Carriers of the Diversity Mantra	31	(21)
The Case for Black Colleges Today	52	(25)
PART III: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESIDENTS OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Personal Characteristics, Professional Pathways, and Management Challenges of Presidents	77	(22)
PART IV: SUMMARY AND ACTION STRATEGIES
Black Colleges Redefined: A Summary	99	(6)
Action Strategies for Presidents and Boards	105	(12)
References	117