Black Enterprise Magazine has released it's list of the "50 Best Colleges for African-Americans". Morehouse is 1st and Spelman is no.3. What is really sad is that there are no SWAC schools in the top 10.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/1202/18colleges.html
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 12/18/02 ]
Black Enterprise magazine names Morehouse
best college for blacks; Spelman is No. 3
By PAUL DONSKY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Morehouse remains the top-ranked college for black students, according to Black Enterprise Magazine, with sister school Spelman College close behind at No. 3.
Two other Atlanta schools made the list of 50 best colleges for African-American students -- Clark Atlanta University at No. 10 and Emory University at No. 17.
No other city had as many schools in the top 20. Atlanta tied with the Washington, D.C., area for the most schools on the list.
Morehouse, a historically black, all-male, private school with about 3,000 students, also topped the magazine's previous list two years ago. The school boasts a strong liberal arts curriculum and a number of notable graduates, including Martin Luther King, Jr., former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, and film director Spike Lee.
"The way we look at it, being the best is not something we take for granted -- ever," Morehouse President Walter Massey said. "We work hard for it each and every day."
Black Enterprise magazine based its rankings on a survey of 1,855 black college officials, who were asked to rate schools on how well they prepared African-American students academically and socially. Graduation rates were also factored into the rankings.
Earl Graves, the publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, said the ranking highlights the outstanding performance of many historically black colleges and universities. Seven of the top 10 schools on the list are historically black institutions. "These schools continue to hold their own against other institutions of higher learning when it comes to educating African-Americans," Graves said.
Junior Troy Causey said he considered going to Stanford University but chose Morehouse because he felt the school would help him grow as a black man.
Morehouse "is geared to creating an environment that cultivates leadership for black men," he said. "You really can't explain it unless you are here."
Financially troubled Morris Brown College, which recently lost its accreditation, was the only undergraduate school in the Atlanta University Center not to make the magazine's top 50.
Despite Morehouse's top ranking, school officials acknowledge they have some work to do in making the college a better place for gay students. The Morehouse campus was rocked this fall when one student severely beat another student with a baseball bat after what he felt was an unwanted sexual advance. The case is being prosecuted as a possible hate crime.
Eddie Gaffney, Morehouse's dean of student services, said the school will launch a program next semester to teach students about homophobia.
The top 10:
1. Morehouse College, Atlanta
2. Hampton University, Hampton, Va.
3. Spelman College, Atlanta
4. Howard University, Washington
5. Xavier University, New Orleans
6. Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
7. Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
8. Columbia University, New York
9. Georgetown University, Washington
10. Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/metro/1202/18colleges.html
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 12/18/02 ]
Black Enterprise magazine names Morehouse
best college for blacks; Spelman is No. 3
By PAUL DONSKY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Morehouse remains the top-ranked college for black students, according to Black Enterprise Magazine, with sister school Spelman College close behind at No. 3.
Two other Atlanta schools made the list of 50 best colleges for African-American students -- Clark Atlanta University at No. 10 and Emory University at No. 17.
No other city had as many schools in the top 20. Atlanta tied with the Washington, D.C., area for the most schools on the list.
Morehouse, a historically black, all-male, private school with about 3,000 students, also topped the magazine's previous list two years ago. The school boasts a strong liberal arts curriculum and a number of notable graduates, including Martin Luther King, Jr., former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher, and film director Spike Lee.
"The way we look at it, being the best is not something we take for granted -- ever," Morehouse President Walter Massey said. "We work hard for it each and every day."
Black Enterprise magazine based its rankings on a survey of 1,855 black college officials, who were asked to rate schools on how well they prepared African-American students academically and socially. Graduation rates were also factored into the rankings.
Earl Graves, the publisher of Black Enterprise magazine, said the ranking highlights the outstanding performance of many historically black colleges and universities. Seven of the top 10 schools on the list are historically black institutions. "These schools continue to hold their own against other institutions of higher learning when it comes to educating African-Americans," Graves said.
Junior Troy Causey said he considered going to Stanford University but chose Morehouse because he felt the school would help him grow as a black man.
Morehouse "is geared to creating an environment that cultivates leadership for black men," he said. "You really can't explain it unless you are here."
Financially troubled Morris Brown College, which recently lost its accreditation, was the only undergraduate school in the Atlanta University Center not to make the magazine's top 50.
Despite Morehouse's top ranking, school officials acknowledge they have some work to do in making the college a better place for gay students. The Morehouse campus was rocked this fall when one student severely beat another student with a baseball bat after what he felt was an unwanted sexual advance. The case is being prosecuted as a possible hate crime.
Eddie Gaffney, Morehouse's dean of student services, said the school will launch a program next semester to teach students about homophobia.
The top 10:
1. Morehouse College, Atlanta
2. Hampton University, Hampton, Va.
3. Spelman College, Atlanta
4. Howard University, Washington
5. Xavier University, New Orleans
6. Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
7. Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
8. Columbia University, New York
9. Georgetown University, Washington
10. Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
