Responding to the needs of historically black colleges and universities in the 21st century: joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, February 13, 2002, Volume 4 |
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21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS African American Association for Equal attend Augusta award baccalaureate budget campus Chairman Hoekstra colleague colleges and universities COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Congress DeLauder Delaware State University digital divide endowment enrolled Equal Opportunity faculty Florida A&M University Georgia goals HBCU community hearing Higher Education Act historically black colleges honor HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Humphries initiative institutions of higher Isakson issues J.C. Watts kids Land-Grant Universities legislation loans low-income students Major Owens McKeon million Mink minority Morehouse College NAFEO NASA nation's HBCUs National Association Needs of Historically Opportunity in Higher Owens Paine College participation Patsy Mink Pell grant percent PETER HOEKSTRA President recommendations RHODES SCHOLAR Roemer SELECT EDUCATION SEOG student aid Student Support Services SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT teacher education testimony Thank Title III programs Total annual funding TRIO programs U.S. HOUSE Upward Bound WORKFORCE
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Page 79 - American college students, they confer about 30 percent of all the baccalaureate degrees earned by African Americans annually. In some disciplines, such as engineering and teacher education, the number is significantly higher. Moreover, these schools produce the largest number of African American baccalaureate recipients who eventually go on to receive doctorates, especially in the sciences.
Page 80 - The 1995-96 data released by the National Center for Education Statistics reveal that almost 17 million students were enrolled in undergraduate programs at our nation's institutions of higher education. Of this amount, there were about 2 million African American undergraduates who were enrolled during 1995-96. Of those enrolled, almost 63 percent of African American students received some form of student financial assistance. For those enrolled in HBCUs. the number is closer to 90 percent.
Page 87 - This report recognizes that there is a critical gap between the number of students of color and 86 teachers of color. For example, minority student enrollment has risen consistently over the past three decades, with students of color accounting for nearly 37% of elementary and secondary school enrollment in 1998. However, diversity in the workforce is not growing at the same rate. While there was an increase in the number of public elementary and secondary school teachers of almost 11...
Page 79 - NAFEO institutions historically are responsible for educating the vast majority of African Americans. Today, while NAFEO institutions enroll approximately 18 percent of all African American college students, they confer about 30 percent of all bachelors degrees awarded to African Americans nationally. In sonic disciplines, such as engineering and teacher education, the number is significantly higher.
Page 85 - In exercising the authority and discharging the functions referred to in the foregoing subsections, it shall be one of the objectives of the Foundation to strengthen research and education in the sciences, including independent research by individuals, throughout the United States, and to avoid undue concentration of such research and education.
Page 10 - ... biology, chemistry, and physics. Delaware State was the first institution of higher education in Delaware to achieve national accreditation of its teacher education program, closely followed by the accreditation of business and certification of hospitality management. This year marks Dr. DeLauder's 16th year as president, we are both getting older, and his tenure has been characterized by remarkable achievements within the university and our state. Dr. DeLauder serves as chairman of the Commission...
Page 86 - This report recognizes that there is a critical gap between the number of students of color and teachers of color. For example, minority student enrollment has risen consistently over the past three decades, with students of color accounting for nearly 37% of elementary and secondary school enrollment in 1998.
Page 82 - Connectivity beyond the campus borders only extends to regional and/or statewide networks, or in a few instances to the federal government. • Out of the 80 HBCUs responding to the Commerce study, only 31% indicate that they network with state college systems, 13% network with the K-12 school districts, 20% with the federal government, and 5% with commercial vendors. • Of the participating schools, 76% estimate that fewer than 25%, or 1 out of every 4 HBCU students personally own computers. This...
Page 86 - the Department of Education estimates that 2 million new teachers will be needed over the next 10 years as student enrollments reach their highest levels ever, and teacher retirements and attrition create large numbers of vacancies.
Page 79 - Our mission is to champion the interests of HBCUs through the executive, legislative and judicial branches of federal and state government and to articulate the need for a system of higher education where race, ethnicity, socio-economic status and previous educational attainment levels are not determinants of either the quantity or quality of higher education.