ities ▁in ▁higher ▁education . ▁These ▁years ▁of ▁leadership ▁in ▁development al ▁education ▁for ▁minor ities ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁national ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁good ▁teaching ▁and ▁academic ▁advis ement ▁as ▁ess entials ▁for ▁the ▁educational ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁students . ▁Under ▁Hum ph ries ' ▁leadership , ▁the ▁T CC P , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁compreh ensive ▁and ▁successful ▁programs ▁in ▁higher ▁education ▁for ▁dis adv ant aged ▁students , ▁grew ▁from ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁histor ically ▁black ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁( H BC Us ) ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 , 2 5 0 ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁programs ▁he ▁directed ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁institution al ▁research ▁offices , ▁computer - ass isted ▁instruction ▁( long ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁fashion able ), ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁courses , ▁and ▁advanced ▁management ▁practices ▁at ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁H BC Us . ▁He ▁also ▁pione ered ▁special ▁cons ort ial ▁arrang ements ▁with ▁major ▁univers ities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁Car neg ie - M ell on ▁University , ▁American ▁University ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁permit ▁junior ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁and ▁gradu ates ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁doctor ate . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁ar ena ▁of ▁formal ▁education , ▁Hum ph ries ' ▁influence ▁was ▁felt ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁se ctors . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁he ▁held ▁and , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁still