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Just the Stats: The Demographics of Universities

Twenty-seven percent of undergraduates at Title IV schools are racial minorities; foreign student enrollment in graduate school (12 percent) is significantly higher than in undergraduate (3 percent); and Blacks generally have the lowest six-year graduation rates of any racial group and have a disproportionately high enrollment in for-profit colleges.

May 24, 2007

Research Roundup: More Hazardous Waste Facilities Located in Minority Areas

New research from the University of Michigan shows that hazardous waste facilities are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods. Meanwhile, a new Institute on Aging at the University of Southern California will study the health care needs of low-income and minority elderly.

February 26, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Resuscitating MLK/Drew

To this day, the widespread racial disparities that prompted the August 1965 riots in the Watts community of South Los Angeles…

February 7, 2007

ETS Issues Warning to American Middle Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. Inadequate literary skills, the evolving economy and the ongoing shift in the nation’s demographic profile have converged to form a “perfect storm” that could spell doom for the American middle class, says a new report released by the Educational Testing Service Monday.

February 5, 2007

American Higher Education in State of Crisis, State Legislators Say

Higher education in the United States is in a state of crisis, according to the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education formed by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

November 28, 2006

United Methodist Church Brings HBCU Council Together to Recruit More Hispanics

Eleven historically Black colleges and universities affiliated with the United Methodist Church are boosting their efforts to recruit students from the burgeoning Hispanic population.

October 9, 2006

African-American

Issues of Access and Affordability

For all the dour reports about the lack of access to U.S. higher education…

October 4, 2006

HACU Urges Federal Agencies to Recruit More Hispanics

SAN ANTONIO Hispanics continue to be the most under-represented ethnic group recruited by federal agencies, according to a new report published by the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda.

August 7, 2006

University of Arkansas Launches Ad Campaign for Hispanics, Blacks

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. In arguably one of the boldest attempts to deliberately recruit a specific demographic group, the University of Arkansas has approved a $300,000 marketing initiative to attract larger numbers of African-American and Hispanic students to the state’s flagship university.

July 31, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Study: Most Community Colleges

A majority of community college presidents say they are only “somewhat prepared” for the rise of the “minority majority” student population…

May 17, 2006

Leadership & Policy

Study: Most Community Colleges Not Fully Prepared for Demographic Shift

A majority of community college presidents say they are only “somewhat prepared” for the rise of the “minority majority” student population, according to survey results released at the 86th American Association of Community Colleges convention last week.

May 2, 2006

Bill Recognizing ‘Multiracial’ People Advances In California

A bill that would allow Californians to identify themselves with one or more racial or ethnic backgrounds on government forms passed its first hurdle this week, passing the California State Senate Judiciary…

April 26, 2006

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