Campuses see sharp drop-off in black men

by E Wayne Ross on September 19, 2005

Tallahassee Democrat: What’s become of Florida’s black college students?

While overall enrollment is up, there is a 9.5-percent decline in black freshmen on Florida’s campuses this fall, when compared to 2004. At six of 11 state universities, including Florida A&M University, Florida State University and the University of Florida, there are fewer black freshmen. And black men have had the most impact on this trend.

It is almost twice as likely for a young black woman to be sitting in a Florida university classroom as a young black man.