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The Black Student's Guide to College Success: Revised and Updated by William J. Ekeler
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by Clidie B. Cook, William J. Ekeler, Ruby D. Higgins, R Mclaran Sawyer, Keith Prichard
Clidie B. Cook
The Black Student's Guide to College Success: Revised and Updated by William J. Ekeler
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by Clidie B. Cook, William J. Ekeler, Ruby D. Higgins, R Mclaran Sawyer, Keith Prichard
Clidie B. Cook
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The book begins with a step-by-step guide to a successful college selection process and freshman year, offering insights invaluable to students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors,and athletic recruiters. Next, notable African-American men and women tell the stories of their own college careers—from admission to graduation—in 27 short, autobiographical essays included in Part Two of the book, How I Did It. Also featured is a directory of more than 900 colleges and universities with information and statistics of particular interest to African-American students. The directory includes evaluations and listings of the most prestigious American undergraduate institutions, with detailed information on special programs and activities for African-American students, entries on historically Black U.S. colleges and universities and African and Caribbean institutions, and information on Black Greek letter organizations. A subject index concludes the guide.
This is the only complete college guide specifically designed for African-American students and their counselors. The Black Student's Guide to College Success is a step-by-step quide and reference tool for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic recruiters—leading the reader through a successful college selection process and freshman year. A directory of more than 900 colleges and universities is provided, with information of particular interest to African-American students. Many distinguished Black educators and prominent Americans have contributed to make this work a comprehensive reference tool which addresses the questions and problems encountered by African-American students.
A foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, introduces the first part, How to Succeed in College, featuring 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the needs of the African-American student during the college selection process and the freshman year. Of special interest are: * essays on the Black student athlete; * choosing a Black or an integrated college; * financing a college education; * connecting with students from Africa and the Caribbean; * getting along with other ethnic groups on campus; * handling academic stress; * study habits and hints; and * affirmative action. The next part, How I Did It, includes inspirational autobiographical essays on the college careers—from admission to graduation—of 27 notable African-American men and women. These success stories will motivate and encourage students as they consider their college options. The last part, Directory of Colleges and Universities, includes: (1) complete up-to-date information on more than 900 American colleges and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American students (3) the percentage of African-American students enrolled and those who graduate (4) the percentage of student athletes who graduate, and (5) information on African-American organizations Evaluations and listings of the most prestigious U.S. undergraduate institutions, detailed information on programs and activities of special interest to African-American students, listings of historically Black colleges and universities (and evaluations of the top ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and information on national Black Greek letter organizations are also included in this thorough, accessible directory. A subject index concludes the guide. This work is especially useful for high school and public libraries, high school guidance and career counselors, college admissions offices, athletic recruiters, and African-American education organizations, as well as for aspiring African-American students in search of the motivational key to achievement in college.
This is the only complete college guide specifically designed for African-American students and their counselors. The Black Student's Guide to College Success is a step-by-step quide and reference tool for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic recruiters—leading the reader through a successful college selection process and freshman year. A directory of more than 900 colleges and universities is provided, with information of particular interest to African-American students. Many distinguished Black educators and prominent Americans have contributed to make this work a comprehensive reference tool which addresses the questions and problems encountered by African-American students.
A foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, introduces the first part, How to Succeed in College, featuring 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the needs of the African-American student during the college selection process and the freshman year. Of special interest are: * essays on the Black student athlete; * choosing a Black or an integrated college; * financing a college education; * connecting with students from Africa and the Caribbean; * getting along with other ethnic groups on campus; * handling academic stress; * study habits and hints; and * affirmative action. The next part, How I Did It, includes inspirational autobiographical essays on the college careers—from admission to graduation—of 27 notable African-American men and women. These success stories will motivate and encourage students as they consider their college options. The last part, Directory of Colleges and Universities, includes: (1) complete up-to-date information on more than 900 American colleges and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American students (3) the percentage of African-American students enrolled and those who graduate (4) the percentage of student athletes who graduate, and (5) information on African-American organizations Evaluations and listings of the most prestigious U.S. undergraduate institutions, detailed information on programs and activities of special interest to African-American students, listings of historically Black colleges and universities (and evaluations of the top ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and information on national Black Greek letter organizations are also included in this thorough, accessible directory. A subject index concludes the guide. This work is especially useful for high school and public libraries, high school guidance and career counselors, college admissions offices, athletic recruiters, and African-American education organizations, as well as for aspiring African-American students in search of the motivational key to achievement in college.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780313294327 |
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| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 11/22/1994 |
| Edition description: | Revised and Updated |
| Pages: | 392 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.87(d) |
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.
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.
Table of Contents
Editor's Note to the Revised EditionForeword 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 Turban 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
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