These shifting demographics encouraged a debate over whether CSU should be considered a predominantly African-American institution, akin to the HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) or whether it should retain a multicultural and multiracial identity. That debate has continued in some form ever since.
President Benjamin Alexander hired Dorothy L. Richey, a Tuskegee University graduate to become the first woman appointed head of athletics at a co-educational college or university in the United States. Her teams excelled during her first year as athletic director in 1975.
The school struggled in the 1980s with enrollments, budgets, and graduation rates. President Dolores Cross helped introduce a sharp increase in enrollment and retention in the 1990s. Enrollment rose 40%, nearing 10,000. The Chicago Tribune dubbed Chicago State "Success U."
In 1990, Gwendolyn Brooks, the well-known poet, was hired as a Distinguished Professor; she taught classes at CSU up until her death. Brooks protégé and English …
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