The Impact of Historically Black Colleges and Universities on the Academic Success of African-American Students

Perceived Racial Discrimination and Negative-Mood–Related Drinking Among African American College Students

“…Although drinking patterns are similar among African American college students regardless of type of institution (Meilman et al, 1995), other social factors (e.g., rates of discrimination) may vary among schools. Moreover, HBCUs are diverse in terms of students' socioeconomic status (Kim & Conrad, 2006), a construct we did not measure and thus could not control for in our models. Future studies would be advised as well to examine these relations among individuals of varying ages and among other groups who experience discrimination in their everyday lives.…”

“…To address these issues, we conducted a daily diary study of African American college students enrolled at a historically Black college/university (HBCU). Recruiting participants from an HBCU was ideal for maximizing power as well as external validity, as HBCU students are diverse with regard to academic performance and socioeconomic status (Kim & Conrad, 2006). Moreover, African American students at HBCUs report a wide range of alcohol-related problems, and drinking rates do not differ significantly between African American students at HBCUs versus those at other institutions (Meilman et al, 1995;Rhodes et al, 2008).…”

From One Culture to Another: Years One and Two of Graduate School for African American Women in the STEM Fields

“…In addition, the top ten baccalaureate institutions of doctoral degree recipients between 2003 to 2007 were all HBCUs (NSF, 2009b). Despite the overwhelmingly positive presence of HBCUs in the African American community, the academic training of students who graduate from HBCUs is often perceived as insufficient by Predominantly White Graduate Institutions (PWIs) and their faculty (Kim & Conrad, 2006). As a result, African American students from HBCUs that move on to attend PWIs for graduate education may not be well integrated into their respective departmental communities and cultures, and may be perceived as less-skilled (Burgess, 1997;Kim & Conrad, 2006).…”

“…Despite the overwhelmingly positive presence of HBCUs in the African American community, the academic training of students who graduate from HBCUs is often perceived as insufficient by Predominantly White Graduate Institutions (PWIs) and their faculty (Kim & Conrad, 2006). As a result, African American students from HBCUs that move on to attend PWIs for graduate education may not be well integrated into their respective departmental communities and cultures, and may be perceived as less-skilled (Burgess, 1997;Kim & Conrad, 2006). They are also likely to leave graduate programs within the key transition period of the first two years (Herzig, 2004;Tinto, 1993).…”

Examining the factors that contributed to the retention and graduation of African American males at the University of Louisville.

“…To some extent, these schools have fulfilled this objective and continue to provide much-needed service (Kim & Conrad, 2006;Kimbrough & Harper, 2006). However, even within HBCUs, Black men are underachieving.…”