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Students

FAMU Among Florida Colleges Targeted by Report For Massive Changes

State commission considers having the HBCU drop its graduate programs.

April 4, 2007

Sports

Just the Stats: The Graduation Success Rates of The Final Four

Each of the Final Four men’s basketball teams competing this weekend for the NCAA championship has a 100 percent graduation rate — but only for their White players. The news is not so good for Black players.

March 28, 2007

Sports

Study: Just 10 Percent of Ohio State Basketball Players Received Degrees

Just 10 percent of The Ohio State University’s men’s basketball players received degrees at the school, according to a study that examined the freshman classes entering from 1996-1999.

March 13, 2007

Students

Access to College Means Access To Economic Mobility for America’s Underserved

At Baruch College, we use the phrase “the American Dream” a great deal. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country…

March 7, 2007

HBCUs

The HBCU Mission: A Fresh Look For a New Congress

For organizations like the United Negro College Fund that are stakeholders in national education policy decisions…

February 21, 2007

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ETS Issues Warning to American Middle Class

WASHINGTON, D.C. Inadequate literary skills, the evolving economy and the ongoing shift in the nation’s demographic profile have converged to form a “perfect storm” that could spell doom for the American middle class, says a new report released by the Educational Testing Service Monday.

February 5, 2007

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New Ed Trust Report Details Achievement Gap

WASHINGTON, D.C. African-Americans and Hispanics have a four-year college graduation rate of 21 percent, according to a new report released Wednesday by The Education Trust. By comparison, the four-year college graduation rate for Asians is 41 percent and 38 percent for Whites.

December 13, 2006

Students

Just the Stats: Minority Student Enrollment At Schools With High-Profile Racial Incidents

Some schools struggle more with their minority enrollment and graduation rates than others. I took a close look at the minority enrollment of Pennsylvania State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

December 7, 2006

Sports

Study: Schools in Top Bowl Games Have Disparate Graduation Rates For Black, White Players

ORLANDO, Fla. The disparity between graduation rates for White and Black college football players in this season’s five major bowls was nearly twice as large as those for less successful schools, according to a study released Monday.

December 4, 2006

Students

Graduation Rates Drop As Schools Take On More Low-income Students

Graduation rates drop systematically as the size of an institution’s low-income student population increases, even at selective four-year colleges and universities, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

November 28, 2006

Students

Research Roundup

A new study shows disadvantaged children who attend preschool need tutoring and mentoring in elementary and high school to sustain momentum. Another study on the sleeping habits of Blacks, Whites, the poor and the rich shows sleep is related to socioeconomic status.

November 26, 2006

Sports

Million-Dollar NCAA Coaches, Barely Adequate Graduation Rates

A look at some of the nation’s highest paid Division I head college football coaches and how their programs are faring academically.

November 19, 2006