Allen, W. R. (1987). Black Colleges Vs. White Colleges. change: the magazine of higher learning, 19(3), 28-34. Since 1960 the number of black students attending Coll has doubled &, for the first time in US history, black students are more likely to matriculate at predominantly white rather than traditionally black institutions. Here,… read more
Black Student, White Campus: Structural, Interpersonal, and Psychological Correlates of Success
Allen, W. R. (1985). Black Student, White Campus: Structural, Interpersonal, and Psychological Correlates of Success. The Journal of Negro Education, 54(2), 134-147. Black undergraduates at 6 predominantly White, state-supported universities completed questionnaires designed to measure structural, interpersonal, and psychological correlates of student outcomes. A major focus was successful Black student adaptation to… read more
“Assume The Position . . . You Fit The Description”: Psychosocial Experiences And Racial Battle Fatigue Among African American Male College Students
Smith, W. A., Allen, W. R., & Danley, L. L. (2007). “Assume The Position . . . You Fit The Description”: Psychosocial Experiences And Racial Battle Fatigue Among African American Male College Students. American Behavioral Scientist,51(4), 551-578. The present study examines the experiences of 36 Black male students, in focus group… read more
The Black Academic: Faculty Status among African Americans in U.S. Higher Education
Allen, W. R., Epps, E. G., Guillory, E. A., Suh, S. A., & Bonous-Hammarth, M. (2000). The Black Academic: Faculty Status among African Americans in U.S. Higher Education. The Journal of Negro Education, 69(1/2), 112-127. Research reveals a persistent problem of underrepresentation and low academic status of African American faculty members at… read more