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One in Five Colorado College Students Is a Minority

One in Five Colorado College Students Is a MinorityDENVER The number of minorities enrolled in Colorado’s colleges and universities has not grown much despite efforts to increase diversity on campuses. Last year, about one in five undergraduate students in Colorado’s public higher education system was minority, a 0.5 increase over 2003. Only 16 percent of […]

August 11, 2004

New Report Finds Berkeley Admitting More Minorities Than Predicted

New Report Finds Berkeley Admitting More Minorities Than PredictedFindings provide new platform for debate over affirmative action, ‘comprehensive review’ policySAN FRANCISCOIn an announcement aimed at blunting attacks from its board chairman, the University of California released a study conceding that more Black and Latino students are being admitted to some UC campuses than a statistical […]

April 7, 2004

New University of Michigan Undergrad Admissions

New University of Michigan Undergrad Admissions Policy Modeled After Law School’s ANN ARBOR, Mich.Race remains a factor in the University of Michigan’s new admissions policy that asks more detailed questions of applicants but doesn’t use a point system in an effort to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “We continue to believe in gathering […]

September 24, 2003

Study Offers Students Tips on College Application Process

Study Offers Students Tips on College Application Process ALEXANDRIA, Va.As high-school students nationwide assemble their college admission applications this fall, a new study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) offers some tips to help make the process less stressful. The study, authored by Sarah M. McGinty of the Harvard Graduate School of […]

August 27, 2003

Community Colleges

Certificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid Test

Certificate Exam Fails Federal Financial-Aid TestBOSTONStudents who meet local graduation requirements but don’t pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam cannot qualify for federal financial aid, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Education Secretary Roderick Paige rejected the state’s request for eligibility, leaving as many as 2,000 community college-bound high school seniors on their […]

May 21, 2003

Report Details College Choice Process For Black Students

Report Details College Choice Process For Black Students ALEXANDRIA, Va.A new report highlights the unique information needs of Black students applying to college and offers suggestions on how schools and school districts can meet those needs. Released by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the study seeks to improve information delivery about postsecondary […]

January 1, 2003

African-American

Colleges in Western North Carolina Struggle to Recruit Blacks

Colleges in Western North Carolina Struggle to Recruit Blacks ASHEVILLE, N.C.The lowest enrollment of Blacks in five years at the University of North Carolina at Asheville has forced changes in how the school recruits minorities. Chancellor James Mullen issued the demand after just 10 Blacks enrolled with the 438 freshmen who started at the college […]

December 4, 2002

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:In the wake of recent court decisions undermining the role of race in college admission policies, what can I, as a director of admissions, do to help African American students enhance their chances of being admitted to college?Good news! African American students today are just as capable, talented and eager as other […]

October 24, 2001

Law School Applications See Largest Increase Since 1991

Law School Applications See Largest Increase Since 1991NEWTON, Pa.U.S. law schools are experiencing the largest increase in applicants since 1991, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) announced earlier this month. Preliminary numbers show that approximately 78,724 persons have applied to at least one American Bar Association-approved law school for the fall 2001 class. The figure […]

September 26, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Earle V. Bryant, associate professor of English at the University of New Orleans, has been honored as a Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Fellow. The fellowship supports teaching and scholarly activities. Bryant earned a bachelor’s in English from Xavier University in New Orleans and a master’s and doctorate both in American Literature from […]

June 20, 2001

Maintaining an Open Pipeline to Higher Education: Strategies that Work

Maintaining an Open Pipeline to Higher Education: Strategies that WorkAnother academic year has come and gone and this edition of Black Issues allows us to celebrate the success of students of color. While we applaud these students, we must also address the fact that in order to increase the number of African American and other […]

June 6, 2001

EDUCAUSE Expands Online Guide on Evaluating Information Technology

EDUCAUSE Expands Online Guide on Evaluating Information TechnologyWASHINGTONEDUCAUSE, a higher education information technology association, has expanded its “Guide to Evaluating Information Technology on Campus.” Since introduced in the spring of 2000, the online guide has been helping prospective college students and their parents evaluate the technology resources in use by the schools that interest the […]

March 28, 2001

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