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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Florida A M or FAMU is a recognized historically Black college or university (HBCU) in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students, the name changed to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University for Negroes in 1909 and finally to the current... 

Feelings of isolation were common among interviewees at both historically black colleges and universities and historically white colleges and universities. In instances where the chemists were the only persons of color in the department or perhaps the first ones ever appointed to a faculty position in chemistry, many became discouraged and sometimes very depressed. Benjamin (1991) posits that the social isolation faced by many upwardly mobile African Americans often leads to stress, which can manifest itself in physiological disorders, such as hypertension, behavioral disorders, and even suicide. One Cohort V interviewee offered the following comments ... 

I am not one who elevates race as an issue at the drop of a hat. I remained in research during my entire career in the federal government. I was part of the review process when the proposals came in toTa federal agency). I certainly saw some proposals that were not well written, didn t even have any significant detail, but yet were funded. I also saw proposals from historically black colleges and universities that were well written, well thought out, but yet they were not funded unless someone like me would argue the merits of the proposal. This is either racism or... 

As we have seen in reviewing the findings of other surveys, the average or typical results do not apply to all campuses or to all students. Various studies have found that students who drink the least attend religious schools, commuter schools, and historically Black colleges and universities. The students who drink the most are first-year students. Whites, members of fraternities and sororities, and athletes (NIAAA, 2002). 

When asked about their level of satisfaction with their current or last job, a substantial majority (slightly more than 71%) of interviewees indicated some degree of satisfaction (see Table 4.9). Nevertheless, nearly 20% were unhappy with their jobs. For example, a Cohort III interviewee at an historically black college/university commented ... 

Except for interviewees employed at historically white colleges and universities, most interviewees were more satisfied with their influence on departmental rather than institutional policies. Industrial chemists expressed the lowest level of satisfaction in their ability to influence either institutional or departmental policies. One Cohort I interviewee from an historically black college explained that a simple departmental policy decision changed the dynamics of student/faculty interaction ... 

One Cohort IV interviewee provides this description If I were proposing the same research at.(Ph.D.-granting department), my proposal would have received higher marks. No matter how good I am, as long as I am at (an historically black college), my research proposal will not be reviewed as favorable as the same one from a maj or predominantly white university. Another Cohort III interviewee said ... 

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