Michelle J. NealyFaculty & StaffNew Institute Seeks To Ask ‘The Race Question’ In Higher EdTo address the disparities that exist in higher education for underrepresented minorities, the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) is slated to form in 2008 the new Institute on Equity Research Methods and Critical Policy Analysis.December 15, 2007HomePoll: Racial Groups View Each Other With MistrustAmerica, the proverbial melting pot, is boiling over with racial tension. Tension that may be impeding success for all racial groups, argue analysts from New America Media, the nation’s largest collaboration of ethnic news media.December 12, 2007STEMProject EmpowermentCal State system partners with PIQE to educate parents about preparing their children for college.December 12, 2007Faculty & StaffExperts To Study Campus Climate, Hiring Practices at UC RiversideIn an effort to address campus diversity complaints from minority faculty, students and alumni, the University of California, Riverside has invited three outside scholars to review faculty hiring policies and investigate the treatment of minority students within the Graduate School of Education.December 4, 2007StudentsPublic School Crime Down, But It’s Still More Dangerous For Black, Hispanic ChildrenThe percentage of public schools experiencing incidents of crime was lower in 2005 than in 2003. In 2003, 65 percent of schools reported crimes to the police compared to 61 percent of schools in 2005, the latest year analyzed by the National Center for Education Statistics.December 3, 2007HomeNew Report Highlights Factors in English Proficiency, Assimilation Among HispanicsFluency for Hispanic immigrants increases across generations, according to a new report released by the Pew Hispanic Center, a research organization based in Washington, D.C.November 28, 2007HBCUsAddressing the Mental Health Ailments Facing Black College StudentsBALTIMORE If the walls of Cicely Evans’ office could talk, they would tell of the mental health ailments facing Black college students, including domestic violence, depression, anxiety, stress, unresolved issues of homosexuality and thoughts of suicide.November 28, 2007StudentsGrowth In Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise To More MSIsMore minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever before, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.November 27, 2007HomeACE Reports the Lowest GED Pass Rate in Five YearsJust 68 percent of General Educational Development (GED) test-takers passed the high school equivalency exam in 2006 — the lowest pass rate since a more rigorous exam was introduced five years ago, a recent analysis by the American Council on Education (ACE) indicates.November 26, 2007InternationalReport: Minority Doctoral Recipients Gaining MomentumTwenty percent of the U.S. citizens awarded research doctorates from American universities in 2006 were ethnic minorities, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with the National Opinion Research Center and an assortment of government agencies.November 25, 2007Previous PagePage 22 of 25Next Page
