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ERIC Number: EJ191728
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Riding a Bicycle while Building It: Some Special Problems Facing Black Colleges in America and Their Implications for the Future.
Taylor, Charles E.
Cross Reference: A Journal of Public Policy and Multicultural Education, v1 n3 p225-34 May-Jun 1978, 78
Low income of many Black families, which is a product of racism, is at the root of problems Black colleges face. Low endowments and small student bodies (which imply less potential for soliciting federal aid) make it difficult for these colleges to compete with larger, predominantly White institutions. (GC)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students, Black Teachers, Economically Disadvantaged, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Low Income, Student Financial Aid
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Language: English
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