Olivia Majesky-PullmannLatinxJust the Stats: U.S. Behind in College DegreesThe United States is quickly falling behind other industrialized nations in terms of adults who hold a college degree, and minority groups are the least likely to attain that level of education, according to a recent report released by higher-education groups examining a state-by state analysis on access and equal opportunity for postsecondary education.January 30, 2008LatinxJust the Stats: U.S. Students Lag Behind in Math and ScienceOverall, U.S. students are performing better in math and science than students in foreign countries. However, U.S. students perform considerably behind the highest-achieving countries, based on a recent study released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization based in Washington, D.C.January 21, 2008LatinxJust the Stats: Hispanic Women Continue to Make Gains in EnrollmentA recent report from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) called, “Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 1996-2006,” revealed a slight increase in minority participation in graduate schools, rising from 26 percent in 2005 to 28 percent in 2006.January 16, 2008StudentsHispanic Just the Stats: Picking the Right CollegeA college education is becoming more of the norm than in the past. However, choosing the right college or university setting can be a challenge, especially for students in minority- groups.January 8, 2008HBCUsJust the Stats: CRM Tools Help Boost Minority-Serving Institutions’ EnrollmentWhen institutions with deep pockets shift their marketing strategies to attract students by purchasing Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) tools, minority-serving institutions and community colleges with less resources have a hard time competing.December 15, 2007SportsJust the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part IILast 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.December 13, 2007LatinxJust the Stats: Hispanic Students Expect Diversity in CollegeNearly three in four Hispanic high school students said racial and ethnic diversity was among the key elements for them in choosing a college or university, according to a survey of minority students who were high school upper classmen or college students.December 12, 2007LatinxJust the Stats: High Dropout Rates Persist for Latinos, Other MinoritiesBy 2050, the United States Census Bureau projects that minorities will represent 50 percent of the population. In 1993-94, five million Hispanics were enrolled in public schools. Now in 2007-2008, that number has almost doubled.December 8, 2007SportsJust the Stats: What Public HBCU Coaches Are Paid, Part IDiverse recently conducted a survey in order to compare the compensation and salary packages of head coaches at public historically Black colleges and universities.December 6, 2007Native AmericansJust the Stats: American Indians at a GlanceA snapshot of higher education statistics for Native Americans.November 28, 2007Page 1 of 5Next Page
