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Black Women at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities in Florida since 1959
Volume
85, No. 1, (August 2006): 42-63.
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a general
demographic picture of Black women's student enrollment, graduation,
and
faculty representation in the Florida State University System (FSUS). I
explore
the topic beginning in the early 1900s, but pay special attention to
participation since 1959, when the first Black woman enrolled in
classes at a
Predominately White Institution (PWI) in the state.
My initial question was, "What has been Black
women's participation at PWIs in Florida?" After gathering primary
quantitative data from FSUS offices of institutional research, other
questions arose regarding
Black women's qualitative experiences, the compound nature of gender
and racial
inequities in Florida's higher education, and consequences of African
Americans' relative exclusion from Florida state schools. Though I
focus on
Black women, implications for Black men's student and faculty FSUS
participation are also outlined. Here, I present the state's
demographic
portrait of Black collegians and reveal implications of institutional
practices
concerning race and gender in the Sunshine State.
Outline
- Kitty Oliver's Multicolored
Memoirs of a Black Southern Girl (2001)
- Historical Context of Higher Education
for African Americans (nation, region, and state)
- Historic Black Women at the University
of Florida (Daphne Duval-Williams)
- Recent History in the Florida State
University System / Contemporary Picture
- The Gender Divide
- Black Faculty in Florida
- Findings: A Summary of the Demographic
Narrative
- Directions for Future Research
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Table A: Black Students Enrolled, of Total Enrolled 2004
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Table B: Black Enrollment Percentages and Graduation
Percentages
2004
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Table C: Black Students Enrolled 2004, by Gender
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Table D: Black Students Enrolled, by Gender, Compared to
State
Prison Numbers, 1995 & 2004