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College Grads Earn More, But Racial Disparities Persist

Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree earned almost twice as much as those with just a high school diploma, but income disparities across racial and gender lines persist, according to U.S. Census Bureau data being released today.

October 25, 2006

Diversity: Corporate America and Higher Education

Diversity leaders at some of corporate America’s most prominent organizations share their stories and hopes…

October 18, 2006

Go Ahead, Be a Snob

Ever heard of “stereotype threat?” Studies over the years have shown that cuing men and women to think about their perceived…

October 4, 2006

Faculty & Staff

New Study: Gender Matters on Black College Campuses

NEW YORK Female faculty at public historically Black colleges seem to fare better in terms of ratings, salaries and tenure numbers when the president or chief academic officer is also female, according to a new study released Thursday by the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

September 27, 2006

For Graduation Rates, Time to Carve a New Yardstick

In debates about accountability in higher education, few data points are as frequently misused as graduation rates…

July 26, 2006

Study: Many Ghanaians Equate Beauty With Looking White

The European aesthetics of beauty and social rank have reached the shores of Africa…

July 12, 2006

Research Roundup: You’re Fired, Call An Ambulance; Black Smokers; the Insulin-Resistant Race

Involuntary job loss near retirement more than doubles the risk of heart attack and stroke; new research may explain why Black smokers are less successful than Whites at quitting the habit; Black women — even if their weight is normal — may be at increased risk for insulin resistance, a condition associated with diabetes, high blood pressure and heart vessel disease.

July 4, 2006

Perspectives: For Graduation Rates, Time to Carve a New Yardstick

In debates about accountability in higher education, few data points are as frequently misused as graduation rates.

June 28, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Michigan Voters Warned of Dire Consequences of Affirmative Action Vote

Women and people of color can expect fewer government contracts and faculty positions at public universities if Michigan voters this fall approve a ban on affirmative action, a study released Monday suggests.

June 26, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Professor’s Second Lawsuit Against Columbia University Heading Towards Trial

The 15-year sexual discrimination dispute between Columbia University and a professor who claims the institution underpays women is expected to head toward trial later this year.

June 22, 2006

U-Wisconsin Grapples With a Sex Case that Strikes a Racial Nerve

Paul Barrows, the beleaguered University of Wisconsin administrator accused in 2003 of sexual harassment, just wants his embarrassing case to end. After two years of negative headlines invoking race, politics, university spending, and indecent relations, one would think that the university administration would like it to end, too.

June 20, 2006

More Ghanaians Equate Beauty With Looking White

The European aesthetics of beauty and social rank have reached the shores of Africa, and are wreaking psychological and physical havoc on residents of Accra, Ghana, two new studies suggest.

June 18, 2006

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