RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The American Negro College JF Harvard Educational Review JO herp FD Harvard Educational Press SP 3 OP 60 DO 10.17763/haer.37.1.k3295t48l48612h2 VO 37 IS 1 A1 Jencks, Christopher A1 Riesman, David YR 1967 UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/37/1/3.abstract AB Considering contemporary Negro colleges in the light of their historical background, the authors discuss the roles of these colleges and possibilities for change. Concluding that few major changes are likely, within traditional frameworks, they suggest alternate new roles for some of these colleges.