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Hurdle #1: Getting in the Door

Research institutions are the primary producers of the nation’s scientific brain trust. Yet, the record of these institutions for producing African Americans in these disciplines is spotty. In this feature, Black Issues examines the experiences of three of the leading science and engineering institutions, citing examples of strategies that are yielding favorable results and those that leave senior scholars scratching their heads over why they’re not working.

Trouble Along The Science Pipeline

Perhaps the most commonly cited barrier to African American students being chosen by the most competitive colleges and universities for admission into science and engineering programs is their performance on standardized college entrance exams, namely the SAT and ACT.

California Students Propose Initiative to `Provide Equal Opportunity’

BERKELEY, Calif. In response the anti-affirmative action referendums and policy statements which have become the law of the land in the state of California, students here have crafted the Equal Educational Opportunity. Initiative (EEOI) in hopes of getting it on the ballot in November.

Washington UPDATE

ED Backs Continued Default-Rate Exemption for HBCUs

ACE lauded at conference for stand on diversity – American Council on Education – includes related article on Dr. Reginald Wilson

San Francisco Both Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala praised the American Council on Education (ACE) for its recent statement on the need for diversity in higher education.

No melody, but the memory lingers on – Orangeburg Massacre, South Carolina

When National Guard troops fired on students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio in 1970, newspapers decried the lethal use of force the left four students dead. Television stations replayed the scene over and over again, and songs were sung to the memory of the fallen students on radio airwaves across the country.

Retaining master jugglers – junior faculty must learn to prioritize their schedules

Last week I got an e-mail from a young sister who is in her first year of university teaching. Curiously, the e-mail was time-stamped 2 a.m. Poignantly, it was a shout for help and advice.

The ill-prepared and the ill-informed – remedial education feud in New York

NEW YORK City Council members presented three community college students here with a special proclamation this month, congratulating them on winning a national chess championship.

The numbers may look good, but… – University of New Mexico, decrease in Hispanic faculty

Data collected by the federal government on the diversity and distribution of the nation’s academic labor force show that the University of New Mexico (UNM) ranks near the top at recruiting and retaining Latino/Hispanic faculty. In fact, when only tenured and tenure-track faculty are considered (see table on page 31). UNM ranks number one among Research I and II institutions (the ranking omits all University of california schools, as well as four other institutions for whom data were not available).

Freshman-year experience – preparing freshmen for college and universities

Dr. John N. Gardner remembers a time when colleges and universities paid little attention to the plight of freshmen adjusting to the rigors of college life. At the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1970, the neglect of students — especially that of freshmen — coupled with brewing anti-Vietnam War sentiment led to a student riot on the normally placid southern campus, he recalls.

Transfer and dropout statistics don’t tell the whole story

Anyone who looks at transfer rates from community colleges would be well advised to be prepared for dismal reading.

The new faces of Vassar – minority undergraduate transfer students – includes related article

With only a few thousand African American and Latino high school students scoring 1310 and above on SAT tests, selective colleges often find themselves — scholarship money in hand — colliding into one another as they attempt to lure these highly-sought-after students to their campuses.

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