This paper reports on an evaluation of the institutional processes and mechanisms which are in place at the State University of New York at Albany, Oneonta and Hudson Valley Community College to deal with the concerns of undergraduate students of African descent. The report provides (where applicable) an overview of each school's circumstances concerning the following areas: black faculty ratio to total faculty; black enrollment; black academic achievement; student affairs' response to black students; multicultural awareness; mentoring and outreach programs; and black student/college relations. Overall, the studies show that each campus has sought, since the late 1980s, to create a more positive institutional fit for students of African descent. Faculty and staff of color are also being designated to accomplish the institution's objectives involving black students. It is suggested that greater numbers of professionals of African descent need to be hired and retained, and greater levels of campuswide involvement are needed in order to achieve observable improvements in the intellectual life of black students. (GLR)