This section is known as "white campus."
A breakdown of each program showed that football and basketball players constituted the overwhelming black presence on predominantly white campuses.
Black students, never entirely comfortable on most white campuses anyway, feel beleaguered and more determined to push back when pushed.
Some minority students on predominantly white campuses have expressed worry about being singled out by campus police.
Volunteers were recruited from mostly northern, white campuses.
In the same period, white enrollment increased 2.9 percent, the vast majority at the predominantly white campuses.
While the groups are establishing themselves on more predominantly white campuses, they are seeking to live down a reputation among blacks for elitism.
Sales pitches aside, Spelman faces a challenge that wealthier predominantly white campuses may not find as daunting: meeting the financial needs of its applicants.
Still, black students like Mr. Thompson come to white campuses with great expectations.
The presidents need to know what it's like to be a black student-athlete on a predominately white campus.