Pearl StewartSTEMScholars Examine Segregation of Latino K-12 StudentsAs Latino children entered elementary schools this fall, they were likely to encounter fewer White students than they would have a generation ago, based on a recently published academic study. However, the same research found that low-income students of all racial groups were more likely to share classrooms with middle-class pupils than in previous decades.October 3, 2019LGBTQ+Is Hollywood Ready for Its Close-Up? UCLA Scholars Examine Progress in DiversityA new UCLA study found that “current status quo approaches to addressing the entertainment industry’s diversity problem have failed to move the needle in any significant way.”September 22, 2019Latest NewsResearch Focuses on Lack of Women Authors on Graduate SyllabiWhile women in academia are prolific in publishing their research, they are underrepresented in political science graduate course syllabi and reading lists, according to a recent study led by a University of California Irvine scholar.September 13, 2019STEMHigher Ed Groups Make Urgent Call for Greater Use of Data AnalyticsRepresentatives of three higher education associations, after gathering early this year to discuss ways to promote the use of data analytics at the nation’s colleges and universities, have issued a multi-point “collective call-to-action” that urges institutions to quickly increase use of the strategic asset.August 30, 2019StudentsOSU Graduate School Dean Discusses ‘Great Strides’ in DiversityA host of programs and initiatives at the Ohio State University Graduate School are contributing not only to higher numbers for African-Americans, but to increases among Hispanics and other underrepresented groups, as well.August 26, 2019LGBTQ+Gender-Minority Mental Health Study: Change Needed on CampusesStudents who identify as transgender, gender-nonconforming, genderqueer and nonbinary are far more likely to experience mental health problems than their peers, Boston University researchers and collaborators reveal in an article published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.August 19, 2019STEMThree Houston Universities Receive Grant to Boost Minority STEM FacultyFor Dr. Yvette Pearson, an associate dean in Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, the award of a $2.66-million National Science Foundation grant to Rice and two other Houston institutions means that other scholars may not have to experience some of the difficulties she faced early in her career.August 15, 2019Latest NewsA Long, Tough Road from Foster Care to Ph.D. StudiesCliches such as “the odds were against her” don’t come close to telling Tyleen Caffrey’s story. The “odds” included physical abuse as a child, placement with relatives and in foster care, back to an abusive home and back again to foster care. Today, the Kansas native is involved in academic research as a Ph.D. student in social work at Our Lady of the Lake University.August 8, 2019Latest NewsCalifornia’s ‘CROWN’ Act Follows Years of Academic ResearchAs the nation celebrated The Fourth of July earlier this month, one state granted independence to its Black citizens who wear natural hairstyles such as Afros, braids, cornrows and dreads in the workplace and public schools.California’s CROWN Act comes after years of research and data showing the importance of Black hairstyles to identity and self-esteem.July 10, 2019WomenPolicy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student ParentsTwenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the much-touted “free college” initiatives, also known as Promise programs, often “unintentionally exclude” these students when offering financial support, according to a briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR).June 27, 2019Previous PagePage 6 of 23Next Page
