Georgia Touts Push to Send More Black Males to College

Amid the profusion of dismal statistics about black male students’ college-enrollment rates nationwide, the University System of Georgia recently showcased a ray of light: Over the past five years, black male enrollment at the state’s 35 public colleges and universities has jumped 25 percent.

That change has effectively closed Georgia’s gender gap in the rate of enrollment growth among African-American men and women within the university system.

The accomplishments of the 5- year-old African-American Male Initiative , or AAMI, which operates through a network of 21 programs at 16 campuses across the state, were highlighted at the program’s inaugural conference at Kennesaw State University on Nov....