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In January 2013 there were 11 vacant presidencies at black colleges and universities. During 2012 there were 20 HBCU presidencies that were vacant. The sheer number of vacancies raises several questions about what this may portend for the future of black colleges and universities. The vacant presidencies by institutional type and the length of service are listed below:
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Alvin J. Schexnider, “A Requiem for St. Paul’s College,” DIVERSE, December 20, 2012.
James J. Duderstadt. “The Future of the University in an Era of Change.” A paper presented to the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture, March 7, 1997, p. 19. (5)
Kenneth Jost, “Black Colleges: The Issues,” CQ Researcher, December 12, 2003, vol. 13, no. 43, pp. 1947–1060;, 1062–1064.
This notion is explored more fully in Marybeth Gasman, “Which Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) Will Survive and Why,” Huffington Post, June 26, 2012.
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Schexnider, A.J. (2013). The HBCU Presidency: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Saving Black Colleges. Philanthropy and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137323460_7
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