 This effort saw great fulfillment as many students took on the opportunity, and further down the road were continuously recognized at the annual National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education.In the late 1970s and early 1980s, enrollment was decreasing at black colleges and universities, and funding was an undeniable problem.When Myers took office at NAFEO, the U.S. government was in the midst of deciding whether to sustain funding for these institutions.