The low numbers of African-American males seeking higher education is a problem that has been talked about, written about, and studied. Now, some colleges and universities seem willing to put their money where their mouths are.
Most institutions, according to Dr. Walter Allen, professor of sociology at the University of California Los Angeles and a leading researcher on Black students in higher education, have been resistant or ineffective in increasing minority representation. “But when there are programs, the impetus for those programs is usually individuals of color from the underrepresented groups.
Without that kind of push and pressure, the schools would not in all likelihood make adjustments and provisions for dealing with the needs of underrepresented students.”
