African Students Studying in America

About the Book

This book explores the adjustment problems and experiences of international students who have studied in the United States of America.

First, it examines the varied adjustments that international students have had to deal with in general, and second, it investigates the experiences of African students in particular that studied at a historically black institution, a rare study on Africans studying at a specifically black institution.

About the Author

Dr. Andrew Blake was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. He first came to the United States in August 1990 to study communications at Howard University. After one year of studies there, he transferred to Delaware State University (DSU), where he completed his first degree in print journalism.

During his first four years as an African student at a historically black institution, Dr. Blake did menial jobs to pay for his tuition and fees. He also has firsthand experience with some of the adjustment problems outlined in this book, including racism among students and instructors.

Despite his adversities, Dr. Blake pursued his higher education until he earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Delaware State University and a doctorate degree in educational leadership from Wilmington University. He has presented papers at national conferences on the adjustment problems of international students on college campuses. Dr. Blake has also served in several administrative positions in higher education. He currently works as an associate professor of English at Delaware State University.