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Students

Can the Dream Be Saved?

Can the Dream Be Saved?CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors  announced earlier this month that  race will continue to be considered in the school’s admissions process. The board also said it  supports President John T. Casteen III’s decision several months ago to end the use of a point system that benefited […]

Faculty & Staff

Learning From Wilt And Milt

Learning From Wilt And MiltI was among those stunned earlier this month at the news that basketball superstar Wilt Chamberlain and jazz legend Milt Jackson had died within days of each other. Chamberlain’s giant feet trampled over me once at a track and field meet that I and a few athletes he was mentoring  were […]

Students

Who Really Cares About Retention?

Who Really Cares About Retention?Society’s influence on elementary and secondary students has left many of our young people less than prepared for college. The poor academic preparation of incoming freshman also has made retaining these students at the postsecondary level more difficult. If higher education is going to embrace these students, it is important for […]

Recruitment & Retention

Working Recruitment Miracles

Working Recruitment MiraclesColleges and Universities in California and Texas Regroup, Rethink and Redouble Their Minority Student Recruitment EffortsHOUSTON — Graduates of Worthing High School, a predominantly Black school here in the nation’s fourth-largest city, have gone on to become everything from Ivy Leaguers to Texas A&M Aggies.But no one here ever gave much thought to […]

HBCUs

The State of Retention

The State of Retention AUSTIN, Texas — In the academic world, where importance in the institutional pecking order often can be measured by how much money officials are willing to spend on a certain program, rarely a peep is heard these days about retention.College and university administrators traditionally have preferred to spend their money on […]

Students

Making the Circle a Circle

Making the Circle a CircleOf the myriad challenges facing Native American college students, retention appears to be the most dauntingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Leaving the reservation for college wasn’t too hard for Rozanna Benaly, a Utah teen who already had lived away from home at the Navajo Preparatory School in Farmington.But it’s different this time. School […]

HBCUs

Rising Numbers Proportionally Flat

Rising Numbers Proportionally FlatThis year’s Top 100 data reveal that while there are more graduates of color, their percentage of the overall graduating pool remains constantAn examination of this year’s Top 100 data reveals encouraging news: people of color continue to strive for social and economic parity through baccalaureate degree attainment. Though the total number […]

HBCUs

Virginia Switches Funding Systems

Virginia Switches Funding SystemsChange to performance-based formula is posing questions for public HBCUs, and two-year collegesBy Scott W. Wright and Hank Kurz Jr.RICHMOND, Va. — The State Council of Higher Education last month unanimously adopted a performance-based system for funding colleges and universities that rewards schools based on student achievement.The plan deregulates colleges and universities […]

Students

Men Men

Men MenNew research focuses on the problem of retaining Black male community college students By Starita SmithLOS ANGELES — One of the greatest challenges facing community colleges is how to keep Black male students long enough for them to obtain a degree or the preparation necessary to transfer to a four-year school.Now, new research being […]

Faculty & Staff

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:What kinds of initiatives do higher education institutions need to create supportive environments that facilitate minority faculty retention?Dr. Caroline S. Turnerassociate professor of educational policy and administration,University of MinnesotaThe recruitment and retention of faculty of color remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American higher education. Research findings — whether qualitative […]

Students

Back from the Brink of Extinction

Back from the Brink of ExtinctionAfter surviving funding battles and a student insurrection, among other things, the nation’s premier Native American arts institute finally is getting a home of its ownBy William MacNeilIts federal funding was slashed by nearly half and nearly cut off completely. Enrollment plunged, roughly 60 percent of the faculty had to […]

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