Union Institute & University- Historically African American?

Does anyone know if Union Institute is (HBCU) Historically Black College and University??
They are not on HBCU's index, but I thought I read it somewhere on Union's website.

 

No, UIU is not. What you may have heard (as I have) is that UIU awards more Ph.D. degrees to blacks than any other university.

 

I thought Howard University held this distinction. In fact, I have read that they bestow more advanced degrees on Blacks than ALL other American Universities combined. I found it hard to believe, but I read it.

Oh Well!

 

Nova press release

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Nova Southeastern University is once again the number one producer of African American doctorates among both traditionally white institutions and historically Black colleges and universities, and the number one producer of African-American doctorates in the discipline of education, based on survey results published in the July 3, 2003 edition of Black Issues in Higher Education. NSU also ranked No. 2 as a producer of Hispanic doctorates

In ranking number one, NSU awarded a total of 89 doctorate degrees to African Americans (all disciplines combined), and Howard University, Washington, D.C., ranked second with a total of 82.

The data, which comes from the U.S. Department of Education, was collected through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) program completers survey conducted by the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The data is based on degrees awarded between July 1, 2001 and July 30, 2002.

 

"Ranked 6th in the nation for conferring doctoral degrees among African Americans by U.S. News and World Report, it is a central part of Union Institute & University's mission to ensure that the academic arena be socially accountable."

http://www.tui.edu/su/yourphilanthropyatwork/initiatives.asp?strLink=L.4.2

 

"Ranked 6th in the nation for conferring doctoral degrees among African Americans by U.S. News and World Report, it is a central part of Union Institute & University's mission to ensure that the academic arena be socially accountable."

http://www.tui.edu/su/yourphilanthropyatwork/initiatives.asp?strLink=L.4.2

 

Does this HBCU initiative serve only to target African Americans for added diversity or is this the identity UIU is seeking for the future??

 

I don't think Union started out to be a leader in this area. But they've always emphasized inclusion and diversity; one wonders if the network just grew. These days, UIU has a separate doctortal program in Dade County, Florida, that seems to attract a lot of black learners.

Sixth (thanks folks) is a pretty strong number. Union graduates about 200 or so Ph.D. learners per year. Randomly, one might expect only a handful of them to be black.

 

UIU vs. HU

I don't know if UIU awards the most graduate degrees to african americans.. but HU does award the most "on campus" graduate degrees to african americans.. HU also has a distance MBA program which was started a couple of years back

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Jon Adams
BSCIS, Benedict College (2001)
M.C.S., Howard University (2002)
Ph. D. UNC Charlotte (????)

 

Whoa . . . I think this statement could be open to heavy-duty misinterpretation. ("What? You mean UIU's program in Dade County is the 'black' program? Separate but equal, huh?")

In fact, the Dade County prgram, which coincidentally may have a higher minority enrollment, is an initiative that was undertaken for Dade County teachers.

At various times in its history, UIU has had several targeted initiatives. One was the HBCU initiative, wchih was designed to recruit African-American students who had done their undergraduate or master's work at HBCU's. They also, at one time, had a cooperative program with Gallaudet University with the goal of increasing the number doctorates granted to deaf persons.

However, while they had an HBCU initiative, UIU was never an HBCU in and of itself, and despite their best efforts, minority students (whatever the specific group) are still in the minority in almost all doctoral programs, including Union.

 

Just wanted to add that from years gone by as published in the annual ranking issues of "Black Issues in Higher Education" NSU has had this distinction for quite some time.

John

 

"Doctorate Recipients from United States Universitites" a joint publication of six U.S. Govt. agencies, lists the leading doctoral granting institutions for minorities (1997-2001). The top five for African-American doctorates are:

1. Nova Southeastern (336)
2. Howard (241)
3. U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor (131)
4. U. of Maryland-College Park (124)
5. Ohio State (111)

Tony Pina
Faculty, Cal State U. San Bernardino