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Students

Nationwide Study Affirms Income Affects Postsecondary Achievement

For the first time, data has been retrieved to offer benchmarks for public high schools to compare their graduates’ college transition rates nationwide.

October 15, 2013

Health

Higher Ed Mostly Unscathed by Shutdown

Some universities are seeing some effects from the federal shutdown while others have felt little, but officials say more damage will be done if the shutdown persists.

October 9, 2013

African-American

Conference Celebrates Black Doctorals

Despite the nearly 2,000 African-Americans who earn doctoral degrees every year, they often go unnoticed and unrecognized.

October 6, 2013

Students

Happy Anniversary!

Online Editor G.E. Branch III is celebrating his first anniversary as a member of the Diverse: Issues In Higher Education team. G.E. is responsible for managing content for diverseeducation.com, which posts fresh diversity-related news each weekday.

October 3, 2013

Students

Minority Engineering Education Success Highlighted at National Meeting

The National Action Council on Minorities in Engineering organization puts a spotlight on engineering student retention and graduation rates at its partner schools during its meeting in Washington.

October 1, 2013

African-American

Nation Leaders Highlight Critical Needs for the Future of American Universities

The TIME Summit on Higher Education brought together leaders in higher ed, business and government to discuss, among other topics, how to prepare future students, faculty researchers and teachers for the sciences.

September 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Financier’s $15 Million Gift to Expand Black Studies Research at Harvard

Harvard University announced that it is launching the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research with a $15 million gift from a family foundation endowed by financier Glenn Hutchins.

September 18, 2013

Asian American Pacific Islander

Education Attainment Seen as Key to Minority Buying Power Surge

Ethnic and racial minorities have attained buying power at a faster rate than their White counterparts, according to the 2013 Multicultural Economy report released last week by the University of Georgia.

September 17, 2013

Students

September 12 Issue

The Doctor Is In: Dr. Wayne Howard is tackling a host of new challenges as provost of Howard University; Untenured female scholars pressured to delay motherhood; SARA aims to standardize distance learning credentialing.

September 11, 2013

Sports

Analysis: 2012 Higher Education Enrollment Rate of Latino High School Graduates Surpassed That of Whites

For the first time, the college enrollment rate of Latino high school graduates surpassed that of White high school graduates in 2012, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project.

September 10, 2013

Home

Social Mobility, Affordability Matter in Newly-Released College Ratings

Washington-based policy magazine releases its 2013 college rankings just days after Obama proposes federal ratings system to measure colleges and universities on their affordability and quality.

August 26, 2013

Health

Jackson State Awarded $10.7M Grant

Jackson State University has been awarded a $10.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

August 20, 2013