Tag: Research: Page 43

Health

Black Women Willing to Participate in Medical Research, Survey Finds

A new survey by the Mayo Clinic reveals that Black women are willing to participate in medical research if offered the opportunity.

July 29, 2013

Students

Report: Steady College Enrollment Growth for Underrepresented Minorities, College Completion Rates Increasing More Slowly

The rate at which Black and Latino students entered four-year colleges outpaced that of Whites, while six-year graduation rates for underrepresented minorities increased only slightly, a new report says.

July 24, 2013

Students

Harvard’s Nasir Jones Fellowship Shows Hip-Hop’s Impact, Scholars Say

Scholars are praising Harvard University and Hip-Hop Archive executive director Marcyliena Morgan for the launch of Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship.

July 21, 2013

HBCUs

Hampton University to Lead Minority Male Health Initiative

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is awarding Hampton a five-year, $13.5 million grant to lead an HBCU consortium to reduce health disparities in minority men.

July 17, 2013

African-American

Study Calls Attention to NYC Effort on Black and Latino Male College Readiness

While African-American and Latino males in New York City showed improvement in high school graduation rates during the last decade, they demonstrated strikingly low levels of college readiness, a new study says.

July 16, 2013

Home

Research Says Fancy College Dorms, Gyms Don’t Attract Applicants

The new study shows that students are more interested in price and prestige than in amenities.

July 15, 2013

Students

Study Suggests Going Back to Basics: Saving to Fund Education

In an effort to reduce student debt and the debilitating effect that it can have on graduation rates, researchers recommend Children’s Savings Accounts.

July 15, 2013

Home

Yale Enhances Admissions Outreach to Low-Income Students

The Ivy League university is taking research-based practices and employing them directly to low-income high school seniors whom university officials would like to have applying for fall 2014 admission.

July 11, 2013

Faculty & Staff

We Have Come a Long Way on Racial Issues, But We Have a Long Way to Go

A few days ago, we were discussing the modern Civil Rights Movement in the five-week summer session course that I am teaching.

July 10, 2013

Home

NJ Universities Undergo Institutional Changes

Rutgers officially added two medical schools on Monday in a university reconfiguration that officials hope will turn the school into a medical research powerhouse

July 1, 2013

Home

New Mexico State Sees Federal Funding for Research Shrinking

New Mexico State University is facing a research funding squeeze.

July 1, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Economists Seek National Effort to Increase Selective College Applications, Enrollment by Low-Income Students

Stanford University economist Caroline Hoxby unveiled a national proposal aimed at encouraging high-achieving, low-income students to apply to and attend selective colleges.

June 26, 2013