DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.--No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, or be so treated on the basis of sex under most education programs or activities receiving Federal assistance.

However,

The activity which is the subject of this report was
supported in whole or in part by the Office of Education,
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect
the position or policy of the Office of Education, and no
official endorsement by the Office of Education should be
inferred.

Report on an Examination

of the Developing Institutions Program

(under P.L. 89-329, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended)
Title III, Strengthening
Developing Institutions

September 1977

by

Dr. Henry E. Cobb
Department of History
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

as

Consultant to the

U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Ernest L. Boyer, Commissioner of Education
Leonard 0. H. Spearman, Acting Deputy
Commissioner for Higher and Continuing
Education