Opportunities and Challenges at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Introduction; Marybeth Gasman and Felecia Commodore 1. Black Colleges, Media, and the Power of Storytelling; Quinton Stroud 2. Spelman College: A Case Study of Student Retention Strategies; Sakinah I. Rahman 3. The Crisis: Decreasing Male Enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Matthew Nelson and Phillip Scotton 4. Three Layers of Underrepresentation: Academic Pipeline Issues for African Americans; Ufuoma Abiola 5. White Faces in Black Places: HBCUs and the White Faculty Experience; Atiya Strothers 6. HBCU Young Alumni: Paying it Forward; Brandy Jackson and Jacqueline Amparo 7. Expanding the HBCU Legacy: Enrolling and Supporting the Rising Latino Population; Paola Esmieu and Andrew Martinez 8. Beyond the Fifth Quarter: The Influence of HBCU Marching Bands; Yuland Essoka 9. Study Abroad at HBCUs: Challenges, Trends, and Best Practices; Sarah Mullen 10. LGBT Centers on HBCU Campuses: Bowie State University; Joseph Barone 11. Leveraging Honors Programs at HBCUs; Channing Johnson and Tyree Williams 12. Black Greek Fraternity Experiences on Predominantly White and Historically Black Campuses: A Comparison; Dennis Daly 13. Black Lesbian Identity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Alexandra Iannucci 14. Not in My Backyard: Puritan Morality v. Puritan Mercantillism and its Impact on HBCUs; Tiffany N. Decker 15. Searching for Whitley Gilbert: Pluralism, Belles, Bourgeoisie Activism and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Christian Edge 16. A Place at the Table: Etiquette and Invalidation in the Quest for Cultural Capital at Spelman College; Tiffany Decker