The Detroit Tribune

African Students Are Different

ANN ARBOR—Most African students in the U. S. feel they do not get along with American Negroes, a University of Michigan study shows.

The predominant reason appears to be that many of them had expected to have many things in common with the American Negroes, but felt disappointed when their experience here proved otherwise, explains Russell G. Hanson, director of the study and associate counselor of the U-M International Center.

However, they say they are happy with their American education. In a comprehensive survey just completed of more than 1,000 African students now in this country, 79 per cent reported they were "completely" or "mostly" satisfied with their training.

Other findings include:

—Sixty-four per cent of the African students meet discrimination.

—Their biggest problem is lack of money for their American education.

—Their general academic performance is above average.

—Their image of America and Africa is influenced by their experience in the U. S.

Evidences drawn from the survey indicate that the education of Africans here as a whole offers "real hope" that the efforts invested may produce long-range benefits for both Americans and Africans, Hanson comments.

The findings are contained in an "African Student Survey," just completed by the U-M International Center, at the request of the Institute of International Education, with a $19,000 grant from the Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.).