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Section: Demographics
African-American
Stepping Up
As a graduate of an HBCU, it was good to hear that another university has stepped up to the plate in fulfilling the needs of this academic study…
September 20, 2006
Disabilties
Needed: More Parental Input
I think [the column] highlights some of the problems with entrusting the education of our young people to the public school system…
September 20, 2006
Faculty & Staff
Culture and Academic Performance
U.S. Census reports remind us that Hispanics are the largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States…
September 20, 2006
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Latinx
Researching Latinas In Crisis
When Dr. Luis H. Zayas was a clinician at a New York City hospital during the 1980s…
September 20, 2006
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Leadership & Policy
Quotes of Note
“Let’s talk about the complicity of the Episcopal Church as one of the institutions of this country who, of course…
September 20, 2006
African-American
Just In Time for the Black Panther Birthday Party
Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, a professor of African-American studies at State University of New York-Stony Brook
September 20, 2006
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Native Americans
Space Constraints Force Tribal College To Close Doors on Enrollment
A housing shortage on the campus of United Tribes Technical College has led the college to cut off enrollment…
September 20, 2006
Latinx
Jump Starting Latino Achievement
Lorretta Chavez knows that for poor Mexican American children in Colorado…
September 20, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
The Hispanic-Serving Designation: Asset or Deficit?
There are more than 200 American colleges and universities federally designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions…
September 20, 2006
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African-American
Education for a Democracy: Money, Green Card Not Required
Last spring, the nation watched as unprecedented numbers of students walked out of their schools…
September 20, 2006
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Faculty & Staff
Princeton Establishes Center for African American Studies
Princeton University announced this week the creation of a Center for African American Studies — a plan that includes doubling the number of faculty in its African American studies program, enhancing the undergraduate curriculum and seeking funds to endow the new center.
September 19, 2006
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African-American
IU’s Largest-ever Freshman Class Has Fewer Black Students
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Indiana University’s fall freshman class is the biggest ever, topping a record set four years ago, yet the number of Black students in the class has fallen nearly 20 percent since last year, school officials say.
September 17, 2006
Latinx
Just the Stats: Solving the Hispanic-Serving Institution Riddle
One source said 209. The source in another story said 236. My editor asked me to sort it out. I’m a researcher and even I couldn’t give her a definitive answer to her question: How many Hispanic-Serving Institutions are there?
September 13, 2006
African-American
UNCF-Mellon Undergraduate
Fellowship Program (a component of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program)…
September 6, 2006
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African-American
Study Challenges Assumption That Whites Are Unaware of Their Privileges
The long-held assumption in academia that Whites overlook their own race and its privileges may have to be thrown out, a new study suggests.
September 6, 2006
African-American
Marshall Drops ‘African-American students only’ From Course List
Marshall University has dropped the words “African-American students only” from an orientation class listed…
September 6, 2006
Latinx
USAID Gives $35 Million Grant for 10 U.S.-Mexico University Partnerships
The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced a $35 million grant for 10 partnerships…
September 6, 2006
Leadership & Policy
An Appointment Under Scrutiny
There is a new chief in charge at Georgia Perimeter College, the five-campus, 50,000-student Atlanta-area…
September 6, 2006
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