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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.

Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

." . . 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