Instructing and mentoring the African American college student: strategies for success in higher education

Abstract

Foreward. I. PROGRAMMATIC/INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES. 1. The Historical and Cultural Context for Educating AfricanAmericanCollege Students (Louis Gallien, Regent University). 2. Maximizing Student Success: A Coupled Approach to Student Retention of AA students (Zenobia Hikes, Vice President â Student Affairs, SpelmanCollege). 3. Successful Mentoring Strategies within HBCU's (Cynthia Neal Spence, Sociology, Spelman College). 4. Strategies for Effective Oral Communication for African American College Students (Marshalita Sims Peterson, Education, Spelman College). 5. Assessment of African American Students (Louis Castenell, Dean, University of Georgia-Athens and Joya Anastasia Carter, GeorgiaStateUniversity). II. VOICES FROM THE FIELD. 6. Teaching African American Students within a Context of Culture (Joan Wynne, Florida International University). 7. Cultivating the Academic Achievement of African American College Students: A Learning Styles Approach (Angela Farris Watkins, Psychology, Spelman College). 8. Strategies for Teaching fearedâ Courses to African American College Students (Duane M. Jackson, Psychology, Morehouse College). 9. Mentoring Life-Long Learners: Living and Learning at HBCU's (Fleda Mask Jackson, Emory University). 10. Summary (Gallien and Peterson). Afterword: Beverly Guy-Sheftall (Womenâ s Studies, Spelman College).