Introduction; Marybeth Gasman and Felecia Commodore 1. Black Colleges, Media, and the Power of Storytelling; Quinton Stroud 2. Spelman College: A Case Study of Student Retention Strategies; Sakinah I. Rahman 3. The Crisis: Decreasing Male Enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Matthew Nelson and Phillip Scotton 4. Three Layers of Underrepresentation: Academic Pipeline Issues for African Americans; Ufuoma Abiola 5. White Faces in Black Places: HBCUs and the White Faculty Experience; Atiya Strothers 6. HBCU Young Alumni: Paying it Forward; Brandy Jackson and Jacqueline Amparo 7. Expanding the HBCU Legacy: Enrolling and Supporting the Rising Latino Population; Paola Esmieu and Andrew Martinez 8. Beyond the Fifth Quarter: The Influence of HBCU Marching Bands; Yuland Essoka 9. Study Abroad at HBCUs: Challenges, Trends, and Best Practices; Sarah Mullen 10. LGBT Centers on HBCU Campuses: Bowie State University; Joseph Barone 11. Leveraging Honors Programs at HBCUs; Channing Johnson and Tyree Williams 12. Black Greek Fraternity Experiences on Predominantly White and Historically Black Campuses: A Comparison; Dennis Daly 13. Black Lesbian Identity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Alexandra Iannucci 14. Not in My Backyard: Puritan Morality v. Puritan Mercantillism and its Impact on HBCUs; Tiffany N. Decker 15. Searching for Whitley Gilbert: Pluralism, Belles, Bourgeoisie Activism and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Christian Edge 16. A Place at the Table: Etiquette and Invalidation in the Quest for Cultural Capital at Spelman College; Tiffany Decker
About the Author: Ufuoma Abiola, University of Pennsylvania, USA Jacqueline Amparo, University of Pennsylvania, USA Joseph Barone, University of Pennsylvania, USA Dennis Daly, University of Pennsylvania, USA Tiffany Decker, University of Pennsylvania, USA Christian Edge, University of Pennsylvania, USA Paola 'Lola' Esmieu, University of Pennsylvania, USA Yulanda Essoka, University of Pennsylvania, USA Alexandra Iannucci, St. Joseph's College, USA Brandy Jackson, University of Pennsylvania, USA Channing Johnson, Tougaloo College, USA Andrew Martinez, Cornell University, USA Sarah Mullen, University of Pennsylvania, USA Matt Nelson, University of Pennsylvania, USA Sakinah I. Rahman, University of Pennsylvania, USA Phillip Scotton, University of Pennsylvania, USA Atiya Strothers, Rutgers State University, USA Quinton Stroud, University of Pennsylvania, USA Tyree Williams, University of Pennsylvania, USA