Universities and colleges in Georgia

To answer this question of how to undertake the study of the African experience it is important to gain a proper understanding of how Africana studies works. To gain a better understanding of how it works it is important to look all the way back into Pre-History. One can have a clear and accurate picture of two things. The first, is how little is covered in many African American Studies or Black Studies courses and textbooks in the United States. The second is that the focus primarily on the…

In his book Between the World and Me, American journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates passionately writes about America’s racial history, and how said history shapes our lives today, particularly those of African Americans. Written as a letter to Coates’ son, Somari, Between the World and Me explains and emphasizes the reality of being black in America, as opposed to what Coates refers to as “living white”, often referred to as “the Dream”. Between the World and Me” highlights three aspects of cultural…

Although these studies clarify the type of factors that influence alumni financial donations to a university, unfortunately they do not give a clear distinction in terms of physical engagement. It may be possible that similar factors affect engagement. This is an explicit gap in the research. However in reviewing research by Newman and Petrosko (2011), it is noted that graduates are more likely to join alumni associations if they fall into the one of the following categories: (a) were donors,…

I appreciated this, because it felt as though a burden was lifted from my shoulders. Every teacher, every counselor, every essay, every assessment was designed to help me towards my ultimate goal of going to college. I absorbed endless amounts of information about college testing, applications, resumes, essays, scholarships and aid. It was starting to get overwhelming, because I could not afford to miss a deadline. I took everything seriously because I did not want to ruin my opportunity…

Central Connecticut State University community? Being involved provides benefits that can improve my academic success. Yet, I tend to avoid joining clubs or participating in the events that the university hosts in its efforts to create a unified group. It is a continuous issue, not only with this university, but other colleges such as AnyU, the university Rebekah Nathan, author of My Freshman Year, attended. In her book, Nathan addresses the topic of individualism in the college community.…

spent his summer like he did all summers before that, which consisted of but not limited to the watching Netflix, listening to music, and playing the Xbox. It was almost time for him to leave the nest and head to college. He had decided that he wanted to attend college at Howard University because it was out of state, but not too far from home. Earlier that week Gerald took James shopping for everything he would from school supplies to furnishing his dormitory. Gerald jokingly had expressed how…

resolve them. Before we address these issues we must first understand the initial purpose of HBCUs in the historical context to be able understand they role they will play in the future. History To understand the future of historically black colleges and universities in the modern context we must understand what made them relevant in the historical perspective. Then we can understand what made them successful during those times and adapt our plan to solve issues in the modern context to make…

will share in all that belongs to Christ.” The most prominent moment of my college experience was deciding to remain a student at Belmont University my first semester of freshman year. Choosing to attend a Predominately White Institution was not the ideal college experience I envisioned. I was faced with many incidents I would not encounter at a State University and most certainly not a Historically Black College or University because of my decision to stay. I was constantly reminded that I was…

black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose sole principal mission was, and still is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary of Education. Southern University is a system and it is the only HBCU system with 5 different systems. The first system is what everyone knows as the original Southern University, that's located in Baton Rouge, and it is a 4-year university.…

The results should allow best practices to be developed or allow the university to understand and address the roadblocks that impact student success. With a limited number of participants, trends can be developed and analyzed which could have an impact on campus climate, retention, student development, and graduation rates…