▁De ans ▁and ▁Ad vis ers ▁of ▁Men ▁in ▁Neg ro ▁Institution s . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Lucy ▁Dig gs ▁St owe , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁College ▁Women ▁( N AC W ), ▁conven ed ▁at ▁Howard ▁University ▁a ▁N AC W ▁conference ▁of ▁de ans ▁and ▁advis ers ▁to ▁girls ▁in ▁Neg ro ▁schools , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Association . ▁Five ▁problems ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁need ing ▁to ▁be ▁addressed : ▁black ▁women ▁were ▁under - re present ed ▁on ▁trust ee ▁bo ards ▁and ▁college ▁administr ations ; ▁properly ▁qualified ▁and ▁sal ar ied ▁de ans ▁and ▁advis ers ▁to ▁girls ▁were ▁needed ; ▁female ▁college ▁students ▁needed ▁ade qu ately ▁equ ipped ▁housing ; ▁female ▁students ▁needed ▁properly ▁planned ▁ext rac urr icular ▁activity ; ▁and ▁girls ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁on ▁college ▁camp uses ▁needed ▁separate ▁housing ▁and ▁treatment . ▁▁ ▁Ann ual ▁meet ings ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁different ▁black ▁college ▁camp uses ▁over ▁the ▁subsequent ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁association . ▁Though ▁S low e ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁subsequent ▁pres idents ▁held ▁office ▁for ▁a ▁shorter ▁term : ▁Georgia ▁My rt le ▁Te ale ▁of ▁Wil ber force ▁University ▁( 1 9 3 7 - 3 8 ); ▁H ilda ▁A . ▁Davis ▁of ▁T alla de ga ▁College ▁( 1 9 3 8 - 3 9 ); ▁In a ▁A