This ground-breaking resource and uniquely comprehensive guide to college selection--and success--written for African-American students and their counselors has been revised and updated.
Editor's Note to the Revised Edition Foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan Preface: Reflections on a Speech by General Colin L. Powell How to Succeed in College Step One: Making Sure You Have the "Right Stuff" by Kermit R. McMurry Step Two: Should I Choose a Black College or an Integrated College? by Marvel Lang Step Three: Beginning the College Selection Process by Carol Jackson Step Four: Financing My College Education…How Am I Going to Pay for It and Where is the Money Coming From? by Judith Bradbury Wagner Step Five: Special Issue…For the Black Athlete by Ron Brown Step Six: What About Housing On Campus or Off? What are the Alternatives and What will Help Me Most? by Ruby D. Higgins Step Seven: Selecting a College Major and the Road That Is Taken by Curtis Baham Step Eight: The Critical First Two Weeks On Campus by Ruby D. Higgins Step Nine: Getting Along with Non-Blacks on Campus by Larry D. Roper Step Ten: Getting to Know Black African and Caribbean Students: Becoming a Member of a Global Ethnicity by Belletech Deressa Step Eleven: Study Habits: When and How to Study for Maximum Effect by Thomas H. Buxton Step Twelve: How to Handle Stress, Tension, and Frustration by Jan Potter Step Thirteen: What to Do if You Are Failing or in Academic Difficulty: How to Turn a Failing Situation into a Non-Failing One by Mary Pearce Step Fourteen: Legal and Financial Aid, Affirmative Action by Arthur G. Affleck How I Did It Captain Kenneth R. Tingman Constance Smith-Mahone Harold W. Clarke Lyn Vaughn Mervyn M. Dymally Dr. Marvel Lang Alice Jackson Kathryn E. Nelson Greg Gumbel Dr. Elliott C. Osborne Bill Cockerham Charles H. Epps, Jr. Dr. William L. Pollard Herman Cain Warren G. Outlaw Harry L. Schuler Andrea Arceneaux Lynn Finney Sharlene Williams Colonel Carol D. Boone G. E. Johnson Michael A. Freeman Julius Whigham Oyeshiku B. Carr Althea Taite Angelique R. Arrington Roland Lanier Mitchell College and University Directory What to Ask College Recruiters Sample Letter to the College Recruiter Most Prestigious Undergraduate Institutions Top Ten Historically and Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities Additional Historically and Predominantly Black Colleges and Universities Universities in Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean Black Greek Letter Organizations Directory of Major Colleges and Universities in the United States Index
RUBY D. HIGGINS is Assistant Director of Student Support Services at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She is currently writing a multicultural education text for college students. CLIDIE B. COOK is Vice Principal of Benson High School, Omaha, Nebraska. WILLIAM J. EKELER is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His special interest is elementary education of ethnic minorities. R. McLARAN SAWYER is Professor of the History of Education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is co-author of several books on college teaching and Handbook Of College Teaching, Theory, and Applications (Greenwood, 1994). KEITH W. PRICHARD is Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is the author of four books on college teaching and co-author of Handbook of College Teaching: Theory and Applications (Greenwood, 1994). He is currently preparing a multicultural educational college text.
." . . An invaluable resource for students, counselors, and
parents. I highly endorse this publication and recommend its use to
those who are seeking information on how to succeed in college."-
Addie Crutcher, Ph.D. Minority/International Student Affairs The
University of Montevallo
"It matters not which schools African-Americans attend. Important
for our culture and our ethnic group is that these young men and
women go to institutions that provide a good education that
prepares them for the challenges they must face as they become
responsible adults. The Black Student's Guide to College Success
should help you make the correct selection as you take your first
of many steps towards claiming your rightful place in this
nation."- Julius Erving
"The transition from high school to college can be the most
significant period in a person's life. It can literally define
one's future. The Black Student's Guide to College Success enables
Black students to make more informed decisions about college
choice, financial aid, and performance in college at a critical
juncture in their lives."-Alan H. Kirschner Vice President,
Programs and Public Policy United Negro College Fund, Inc.
"The [book's] messages about succeeding in college are powerful and
useful for any student, especially Afro-American students who are
thinking about or actually are attending college. Students should
find the chapters on financial aid and college athletics especially
useful and enlightening. The vignettes included [are] both incisive
and moving."- Dean K. Whitla Director, Office of Instructional
Research and Evaluation Harvard University
"The Black Student's Guide to College Success can be a very
supportive element to students' selection of and admission to a
four-year college or university. Many tips offered in this
publication will assist the reader in not only gaining admission,
but in earning a degree."- Dan Isaacs Assistant Superintendent Los
Angeles Unified School District
"Vital to future Black college students."- N. Schraufnagel Alcorn
State University
?Offers more than just a listing of colleges and universities for
the African American. It provides both informational reference
assistance as well as general advice to the student. The second
section is perhaps the most interesting. It is a collection of
twenty-seven short autobiographical essays describing college
experiences by successful, though not necessarily famous African
Americans. The volume is worthwhile for high school and public
libraries with African-American patrons. It is well-organized and
easy to use.?-RQ
"Offers more than just a listing of colleges and universities for
the African American. It provides both informational reference
assistance as well as general advice to the student. The second
section is perhaps the most interesting. It is a collection of
twenty-seven short autobiographical essays describing college
experiences by successful, though not necessarily famous African
Americans. The volume is worthwhile for high school and public
libraries with African-American patrons. It is well-organized and
easy to use."-RQ
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