Professional Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Past Trends and Future Outcomes

This book focuses on the significant role that professional education programs play at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and these programs’ impact on society. Chapter authors discuss the contexts and experiences of students who have attended these programs, including their relationships with faculty, research opportunities, professional growth, personal enrichment, and institutional support. Taking into account social supports, identity development, and doctoral student socialization patterns, this book sheds light on what development and status of such professional education programs mean for future research and practice, while emphasizing issues of race, oppression, and marginalization.

Chapter 1 Introduction - Professional Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Trends, Experiences and OutcomesTiffany Fountaine Boykin, Adriel A. Hilton and Robert T. PalmerChapter 2 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Role in Preparing Professional Students for the Global WorkforceLarry J. Walker and Ramon B. GoingsChapter 3 Securing the Future: Creating "Social Engineers" for Societal Change at Historically Black College and University Law SchoolsSteve Mobley, Jr., Sunni Solomon II, and A. C. JohnsonChapter 4 Factors for Effective Recruitment, Development, Mentorship, and Retention of Education Doctoral StudentsCheron H. DavisChapter 5 Historically Black Medical Schools: Addressing the Minority Health Professional Pipeline and the Public Mission of Care For Vulnerable PopulationsNycal Anthony-Townsend, Bettina M. Beech and Keith C. NorrisChapter 6 Staying in Focus: Research Self-efficacy and Mentoring Among HBCU Professional DoctoratesNadielka Bishop, Comfort Okpala, and C. Dean CampbellChapter 7 Social Work Education and Cultural Competence: The Role of Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesJennifer M. Johnson and Zuleka HendersonChapter 8 Mentoring Experiences of Graduate Students in HBCU Professional ProgramsSean Robinson and Charmaine TroyChapter 9 Beyond Respectable: Why Earn an Advanced Degree from an Historically Black College and UniversityRikesha L. Fry Brown, Alonzo Flowers, Adriel A. Hilton, Michelle DeJohnetteChapter 10 In Excess of Legitimate Need: Title III and the Development of Graduate and Online Degree Programs at Morgan State UniversityMauric

Tiffany Fountaine Boykin is Assistant Director of Student Services at Anne Arundel Community College. Adriel A. Hilton is Director of the Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Campus at Webster University.Robert T. Palmer is Interim Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University.