Chapter 4: An Exploratory Study Of Factors That Influence Black Students To Attend Historically Black Colleges And Universities For Graduate School

Much is known about historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). For example, studies have consistently shown that HBCUs provide a better learning environment and are nurturing, supportive, and family-oriented compared to their predominantly White institutional counterparts (PWIs) (Allen, 1992; Allen, Epps, & Haniff, 1991; Bohr, Pascarella, Nora, & Terenzi-ni, 1995; Davis, 1994; Fleming, 1984; Flowers & Pascarella, 1999; Fries-Britt & Turner, 2002; Kim, 2002; Nelson-Laird, Bridges, Morelon-Quainoo, Williams, & Holmes, 2007). Other studies on HBCUs have delineated the experiences of White students at HBCUs (Closson & Henry, 2008; Hall & Closson, 2005; Peterson & Hamrick, 2009; Strayhorn, 2010), White faculty (Foster, Guyden