Colleagues: Attached is information about an upcoming journal issue focused on academic achievement issues and strategies for African-American students. Meta Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR Graduate Director--Gaylord College of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Oklahoma 395 W. Lindsey Blvd-Room 3120B Norman, OK 73019 PH: (405) 325-5227 * FX: (405) 325-7565 www.metagcarstarphen.com Gaylord Family Professor & Associate Professor