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Davenport, Assistant Professor of Education and Coordinator of Center for the Professional Development of Teachers, Texas A&M–Kingsville Graduate School Admission in the Era of Hopwood Elizabeth K. Sedlacek, Professor of Education and Assistant Director of Counseling Center, University of Maryland–College Park

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PART I: HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT IN GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL 1. Judge Higginbotham’s Legal Legacy Ronald Walters Acknowledgments Finally, you must recognize the privilege, seize the opportunity, fulfill the responsibility of learning, and become committed workers in the daunting task of making a new world, contributing to the improvement of Black people and the nation.Ī. You must never forget that God, or whatever name you choose to call the Omnipotent, has been and remains the one essential fact that has guided Black people in their struggle for equality in the world. Finally, you must never forget where you came from, what made it possible for you to get to where you are today, and what it will take to get to where you want to be in the future. In this sense, the struggle toward equality for Black people in the world reaches backward as it strains forward. Black students, as you witness the beginning of the new millennium, you find yourself part of a proud tradition, walking in the footsteps of your ancestors and blazing a path for those yet to follow. May you continue the struggle for a graduate education and for the power that knowledge manifests, and may you draw inspiration from the past, a sense of understanding from the present, and hope from the future. Your recognition of the past experiences and contributions of Black people to the nation and the world will strengthen your pride and self-esteem and provide you with the tenacity to achieve even more than they achieved. However, you must also be cognizant of the great achievements of Black people who traveled the road before you and who paved the way for you to obtain an education. Black students, you must understand that education is the great equalizer that will give you the power to balance the scale of inequality. Therefore, obtaining a graduate and/or professional degree is a major step that Black students must take in making this claim. Shun not the struggle because it is God’s gift. Struggling is the real meaning of life success and failure are in the hands of God. Black students must understand that life is what they make it. For this reason, Black people have always stressed educational achievement at all levels of the learning continuum, and through perseverance, sacrifice, faith, and struggle they have managed to remove many of the educational barriers that stood in their way. I hope that they will realize that education is essential if they are to claim their rightful place in this nation and the world. Farmer, and all other Black students who seek to embrace their heritage, hoping that they will strive in all aspects to develop their fullest intellectual capacity and that they will be inspired to explore the true heritage of their own people. The Black Student’s Guide to Graduate and Professional School Success is dedicated to my son, Vernyatta L. The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002029588 ISBN: 1-9 First published in 2003 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by an process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Professional education-United States-Handbooks, manuals, etc. Universities and colleges-United States-Graduate work-Handbooks, manuals, etc. African American graduate students-Handbooks, manuals, etc. African Americans-Education (Graduate)-Handbooks, manuals, etc. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Black student’s guide to graduate and professional school success / edited by Vernon L. THE BLACK STUDENT’S GUIDE TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SUCCESS EDITED BY VERNON L. THE BLACK STUDENT’S GUIDE TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SUCCESS