Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Century of Service: The Past, Present, and Future Roles of 1890
Land-Grant Colleges and Institutions
Ralph D. Christy, Lionel Williamson, and Handy Williamson, Jr.
Part I Historical Development of 1890 Institutions
1. Land-Grant Institutions: Their Struggle for Survival and Equality
Fred Humphries
2. A National Resource - A National Challenge: The 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities
William P. Hytche
3. Development of Agricultural Economic Programs at the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
Sidney H. Evans, Donald R. McDowell, and Ridgely A. Mu'Min
Part II A Contemporary View of 1890 Instituions
4. Resident Instruction Programs at 1890 Institutions
Leroy Davis
5. Status of Agricultural Research Programs at 1890 Land-Grant
Institutions and Tuskgee University
McKinley Mayes
6. Extension Programs at the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
Dan Godfrey and Alton Franklin
7. International Involvement of Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions in the
AID-Supported Development Activities and Programs
Handy Williamson, Jr. and Collin C. Weir
Part III The Future Role of 1890 Institutions
8. Future Roles of 1890 Land-Grant Institutions: Instruments of Opportunity and Excellence
Benjamin F. Payton
9. Widening the Base of the Triangle: What the 1890 Institutions and Tuskgee Institute
Have Done and Must Continue to Do
Huel D. Perkins
10. Education and Tomorrow's Work Force: A National Agenda
Clifton R. Wharton, Jr.
Part IV Policy Alternatives to Meet the Challenges of Institutional Design and Change
11. Designing Agricultural Institutions of Higher Education to Meet the Needs of the
Twenty-First Century: Implications for Minorities
Melvin E. Walker, Jr.
12. Keeping the Land-Grant Tradition: The Future Roles of the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
James T. Bonnen
13. Reforming Land-Grant Institutions to Educate Young People for Professional
Careers in Agriculture
Mason C. Carter
14. Reforming Agricultural Science Professions to Enhance the Status and
Opportunites for Black Professionals: Policy Implications for Agricultural Economists
Carlton G. Davis
Contributors
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