Black Mountain College

scussion ​The African-American college student is underrepresented in college-based research. The studies goal is to close the racial gap in literature by examining a historically black college (HBCU). The research proposed that: HBCU students with high levels of stress and anxiety will consume more alcohol than students with lower levels of stress and anxiety. The research used 152 psychology students who were administered four self-disclosing questionnaires on demographics, stress, anxiety, and

Here is the truth. It is black and white. The ugliness of her environment personified in her face. Press has evolved from educating the masses to publicizing for capitalism. Wright, J. C., Huston’s study concludes between the ages of 2-5 children are most affected by the content of television across ethnic, economic, and gender backgrounds. The power media has over the society is evident. Most vividly, media skews what is believed to be joy and beauty. Joy is extended pleasure, but with time, joy

Introduction Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are experiencing low retention rates with first generation college students. The students are not graduating within a four to six year enrollment period, and or are not returning after their freshmen year. As the American workforce looks to colleges and universities to fulfill the workforce pipeline with educated diverse workers, HBCUs are in the spotlight to produce qualified minority graduates. Moreover, HBCU’s are looking to refine

In all my years of ignoring and displacing my ethnicity it had hit me in the face like a ton of bricks. I was a young black woman, a member of one of the most fundamentally scorned racial subgroups, and I could either be the victim or the victor. The next morning I called home. That fall I would start school at a Historically Black University, as systematically different as I could get from my southern Missouri predominantly white university. I flourished, I was involved

As I complete my final thoughts for this class, I have come to realize the importance of respecting others. As a future educator, its importance for me to understand the different social and culture values within the classroom. It’s my job to keep a positive environment that promotes learning for all (different ethnicities) students to success. There are plenty resources out there for teachers to utilize inside the classroom to incorporate different students’ cultures. For example, you can incorporate

Historical Black Colleges and University (HBCU) were established to serve the educational needs of Black Americans. HBCU offered African American students graduate degrees, and setting or nature, a place in their community, and learn their heritage (U.S Department of Education). Institute for Colored Youth founded in 1837, in Cheyney, Pennsylvania was the first HBCU. Following that university was to other black institutions—Lincoln University, also in Pennsylvania, (1854) and Wilberforce University

I decided at a very young age that I wanted to attend a Historically Black College or University, but I was not sure which one. Growing up witnessing so many of my family members graduating from HBCUs and becoming successful, professional black figures in my life made me realize that a HBCU was the right fit for me. People have always told me that you will have a gut feeling when you have found the perfect school for you. I never truly understood what that meant until I visited Hampton University

almost two hundred years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs have played a pivotal role in the education of African-American people, and negro people internationally. These schools have provided the majority of black college graduates at the Graduate and Post-Graduate level; schools such as Hampton University, Morehouse University, Spellman University and Howard University are four universities at the forefront of the advanced education of blacks. For sometime there has been a discussion

Introduction Understanding the Black Power Movement as it relates to the creation of Black or African American study programs and departments is to recognize the efforts of radical student activists on college campuses. The prevailing thought of the Black existence casted doubt on the importance of Black/African studies at colleges and universities. Blacks, unfortunately, were thought to not have a history, or at least one not worth examining, in the American existence and even within world civilization

African American Contributions in Science            Throughout American history many African Americans have been overlooked in the field of science. Some powerful minds and great inventors haven’t been re-introduced to new generations. African Americans have contributed a great deal to the advancements of our country and one of the major fields they have made contributions to is in the field of science. Many successful African Americans have been overshadowed by their Caucasian counterparts. More