Black Male Collegians

IMPROVING COLLEGE ACCESS and success among Black males has garnered tremendous attention. Many social scientists have noted that Black men account for only 4.3% of the total enrollment at 4-year postsecondary institutions in the United States, the same percentage now as in 1976. Furthermore, two thirds of Black men who start college never finish. The lack of progress among Black men in higher education has caused researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to become increasingly focused on ways to increase their access and success. Grounded in a review of over 300 resources, this monograph provides a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of literature on factors promoting the access, retention, and persistence of Black men at diverse institutional types (e.g., historically Black colleges and universities, predominantly White institutions, and community colleges) and delineates institutional policies, programs, practices, and other factors that encourage the success of Black men in postsecondary education. Offering recommendations and strategies to help advance success among Black males, this monograph serves as an invaluable resource to preK-12 educators, college faculty and administrators, researchers, graduate students, and policymakers who are concerned with Black male academic achievement.