Public HBCUs’ Financial Resource Distribution Disparities in Capital Spending

The purpose of this study is to address differences in states’ capital spending between public four-year historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their predominantly White institutions (PWIs) counterparts located in the southeastern and bordering regions of the United States. This in...

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Published in:The Journal of Negro education 2014, Vol.83 (2), p.173-182
Main Authors: Brown, Walter A, Burnette, Daarel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Degrees
Academic Persistence
African Americans
Black Colleges
Black students
Budgets
Building construction
Capital
Capital assets
Capital investments
Civil rights
Civil Rights Legislation
College campuses
Colleges
Colleges and universities
Competition
Court Litigation
Desegregation
Desegregation Litigation
Educational Equity (Finance)
Educational Finance
Enrollment
Enrollments
Equal Education
Expenditures
Federal Legislation
Financial Support
Funding
Government and politics
Graduation Rate
Higher education
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Infrastructure
Institutional Characteristics
Investigation
Law
Population
Predominantly White Institutions
Racial Bias
Racial Composition
Regulation
Repair & maintenance
Resource Allocation
School campuses
School Desegregation
Spending
Success
United States
Universities
Whites
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to address differences in states’ capital spending between public four-year historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their predominantly White institutions (PWIs) counterparts located in the southeastern and bordering regions of the United States. This investigation was viewed through nine academic years (2002 to 2010) and in those states where the United States v. Fordice decision mandated the dismantling of ‘de facto segregation’ practices. When referring to matters of governance contrary to a regulation, this means in custom but not necessarily ordained by law. In the case regarding capital spending per full time equivalent (FTE) between the combined HBCUs and PWIs population, the Maim-Whitney U tests revealed several instances where there were disparities in capital spending between the two groups. Of the researched periods, PWIs overall capital spending patterns were statistically higher than HBCUs in six of the nine years. These findings agree with anecdotal accusations that alleged capital spending ambiguities still exist after the Fordice decision.
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437
DOI:10.7709/jnegroeducation.83.2.0173