Books

Fostering success of ethnic and racial minorities in STEM: The role of minority serving institutions. (with Robert T. Palmer and Dina C. Maramba), Robert T. Palmer, PhD (2012)
 

Rediscovering Booker T. Washington (with Michael Bieze) (2012)
 

Race, Gender, and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations (with Noah Drezner, Edward Epstein, Tyrone Freeman, and Vida Avery) (2011)
 

Unearthing Promise and Potential: Our Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (with Valerie Lundy Wagner, Tafaya Ransom, and Nelson Bowman) (2010)
 

Understanding Minority Serving Institutions (with Florida International University and Caroline Sotello Turner) (2008)
 

Articles

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A matter of diversity, equity and necessity: The tension between Maryland's higher education system and its historically Black institutions over the OCR agreement (with Robert T. Palmer and Ryan J. Davis), Journal of Negro Education (2011)

Eighteen years after the Supreme Court rendered its decision in Fordice, many states have complied...

 

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Effectively Recruiting Faculty of Color at Highly Selective Institutions: A School of Education Case Study (with Jessica Kim and Thai-Huy Nguyen), Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (2011)
 

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Consequences of conservatism: Black male undergraduates and the politics of historically Black colleges and universities (with Shaun R. Harper), GSE Publications (2008)

Previous research has highlighted numerous ways in which historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) offer...

 

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Review of Francine Rusan Wilson, The Segregated Scholars: Black Social Scientists and the Creation of Black Labor Studies, 1890-1950, GSE Publications (2008)

In this beautifully written book Francille Rusan Wilson examines the lives and professional careers of...

 

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“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”: The Role of Social Capital in Promoting Academic Success for African American Men at a Black College (with MaryBeth Gasman and Robert Palmer), GSE Publications (2008)

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were created to provide educational opportunities for African Americans...

 

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Swept Under the Rug? A Historiography of Gender and Black Colleges, GSE Publications (2007)

This historiography of gender and black colleges uncovers the omission of women and gender relations....

 

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Truth, Generalizations, and Stigmas: An Analysis of the Media's Coverage of Morris Brown College and Black Colleges Overall, GSE Publications (2007)

A content analysis of the media’s coverage of Morris Brown College’s situation suggests that the...

 

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Recent Trends (2007) (with MaryBeth Gasman, Benjamin Baez, Noah D. Drezner, Katherine V. Sedgwick, Christopher Tudico, and Julie M. Schmid), GSE Publications (2007)

The nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are diverse. Although we discuss them as...

 

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Who's Biased Now?, GSE Publications (2006)

Marybeth Gasman, an education professor at the University of Pennsylvania, presents students with many perspectives...

 

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Salvaging "Academic Disaster Areas": The Black College Response to Christopher Jencks and David Riesman's 1967 Harvard Educational Review Article, GSE Publications (2006)

During my junior year at Grambling College, the campus was roiled by the release of...

 

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The Role of Faculty Fund-Raising at Black Colleges: What It Is and What It Can Become, GSE Publications (2004)

This article explores the role of faculty in fund raising at black colleges, asking what...

 

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A Renaissance on the Eastside: Motivating Inner-City Youth Through Art (with MaryBeth Gasman and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins), GSE Publications (2003)

Research tells us that children are more susceptible to temptations between the hours of 2:00...

 

The President as Ethical Role Model:Instituting an Ethic of Leadership at Fisk University in the 1950s, Journal of College and Character (2001)

In many cases, student activism on college campuses stems from alienation – alienation of one...

 

Instilling an Ethic of Leadership at Fisk University in the 1950s, Journal of College and Character (2001)

In many cases, student activism on college campuses stems from alienation – alienation of one...

 

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Charles S. Johnnetta Cole: Successful Role Models for Faculty Fund-raising at Historically Black Colleges and University, GSE Publications (2000)

Johnnetta Cole at Spelman College and Charles S. Johnson at Fisk University offer two powerful...

 

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Mentoring Programs for African American College Students in Predominantly White Institutions: Relationships to Academic Success, Different Perspectives on Majority Rules (1997) (1997)

“When adapted to historically underrepresented groups in the college setting, mentoring is thought to transmit...