Just the Stats Just the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part II Last week, Diverse provided the results of a survey we conducted earlier this year on the compensation and salary packages of head coaches football at public historically Black colleges and universities. Dec 14, 2007, 09:18
Just the Stats Just the Stats: A Closer Look Into College Basketball Basketball athletes at Division I universities are bringing in the ‘game,’ but are they making the ‘grade?’ Here, Diverse presents basketball student-athlete graduation rates for NCAA Division I schools and historically Black colleges and universities. Nov 12, 2007, 06:01
Just the Stats Just the Stats: Graduating Minority Student Football Athletes What college athletic teams enroll high numbers of minority athletes and graduate them in six years? Over the next few weeks, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education will present graduation rate data, highlighting the successes or failures of major Division I sports teams, starting with football. Oct 4, 2007, 22:11
Just the Stats Just the Stats: Postsecondary Trends for Minorities Over the last three decades, undergraduate enrollment rates for minority students have increased, nearly doubling from 17 to 32 percent. Minorities have made substantial strides in completion rates at the high school and college levels; however, when compared to Whites, gaps in student achievement remain. Sep 27, 2007, 22:30
Just the Stats Just the Stats: Capitalizing Higher Education in the Global Market Although U.S. graduate schools admitted eight percent more international students this fall, that growth rate is considerably lower than 2006’s 12 percent increase, according to a new report from the Council of Graduates Schools. Sep 7, 2007, 05:45
Just the Stats Just the Stats: The Top Hispanic-serving Degree Producers Each year, when we publish our list of Top 100 undergraduate degree producers, we get calls from Hispanic-serving institutions asking why they didn’t make the list. The answer may surprise you. Aug 16, 2007, 19:36
Just the Stats Just the Stats: How to Increase Minority Presence in STEM Fields at Your Institution A few weeks ago, I started to look at the programs that work to boost minority participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, specifically Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. The Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) is another successful program that focuses on helping STEM students by providing long-term institutional funding to Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges and universities, and tribal colleges and universities. The National Science Foundation provides funding for both programs. Jul 19, 2007, 22:59
Just the Stats Just the Stats: How Effective Are STEM Pipeline Programs? Bridging the racial gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the so-called STEM fields, has become a priority for two organizations: the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and the Model Institutions for Excellence. Jun 21, 2007, 22:40
Just the Stats Just the Stats: Certification or Degree — What Makes the Most Cents? The Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects that computer and mathematical science-related jobs will grow by 31 percent, to 967,000 jobs, by 2014. Clearly, computer science is a promising field of study for those basing their decisions on employment prospects. But does it make more “cents” to get a degree or a certification? Jun 15, 2007, 01:23
