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Peer reviewedBenjamin, Richard M. – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1995
Describes the rise in esteem of Harvard's black studies program resulting from and starting with the appointment of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as the department's chair. The paper examines the beginnings of the Harvard program in the late 1960s, the faculty resistance, and Gate's actions in revitalizing the department. (GR)
Descriptors: Black Studies, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
Download full textAstone, Barbara; Nunez-Wormack, Elsa – 1990
Projections show steady growth in the minority populations of the United States, but entry rates of minorities into postsecondary education are shrinking. Institutions of higher education are now being called upon to exercise leadership in addressing the problem of minority education before it reaches critical proportions. This report examines the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Environment, Demography, Diversity (Student)
