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NSF Reports Drop in Science, Engineering Doctorates

NSF Reports Drop in Science, Engineering DoctoratesARLINGTON, Va.In a recent report, data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) shows across-the-board reductions in the number of doctoral science and engineering (S&E) degrees earned in 2002 from the previous year. The 24,500 degrees earned nationwide that year represent the lowest number since 1993. The NSF nationwide survey […]

February 11, 2004

HBCUs

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find Two influential Washington education advocacy groups are reporting that while much progress has been made in minority access to college in the last 20 years, higher education will become less accessible in the current decade.The American Council on Education (ACE) in its annual “Status Report on […]

November 5, 2003

Students

University of Iowa Wins $1.8 Million For Minority Doctorates

University of Iowa Wins $1.8 Million For Minority DoctoratesIOWA CITY, Iowa The University of Iowa won more than $1.8 million in grants to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and American Indian doctoral candidates in engineering, math and chemistry, school officials announced this month. The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) grants come […]

July 30, 2003

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Graduate Education …

Everything You Wanted to Know About Graduate Education … A few editions ago, you had the opportunity to review the colleges and universities that confer the most baccalaureate degrees on students of color. In this last installment of the Top 100 degree producers for the year, we bring you the edition that highlights the institutions that […]

July 2, 2003

Students

Program Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving Schools

Program Seeks to Improve Student Attainment at Minority-Serving Schools WASHINGTONTwo higher education groups have come together to launch a five-year initiative to improve retention, achievement and institutional effectiveness at minority-serving institutions. The project, Building Engagement and Attainment of Minority Students (BEAMS), was announced earlier this month by the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), in […]

February 26, 2003

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University of Colorado Relives Shuttle Tragedy

University of Colorado Relives Shuttle Tragedy BOULDER, Colo.As the University of Colorado at Boulder mourned the death of graduate Dr. Kalpana Chawla on the space shuttle Columbia earlier this month, the university community could not help but remember another esteemed alumnus, Ellison Onizuka, who died in the Challenger explosion in January 1986.“It’s difficult to express […]

February 26, 2003

Latinx

Students of Color Make Enrollment, Graduation Gains

Students of Color Make Enrollment, Graduation Gains WASHINGTONThe number of students of color enrolling and graduating from the nation’s colleges and universities continues to climb steadily, according to an annual status report released last month by the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Office of Minorities in Higher Education (OMHE). Overall, enrollment by students of color […]

October 9, 2002

Community Colleges

The Disconnect Between Colleges and their Communities: About University of Maryland, College Park

About University of Maryland, College ParkThe University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university, the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland, and the original 1862 land-grant institution in Maryland. The university enrolls more than 34,000 students and offers a wide range of bachelor’s, master’s, professional and doctoral degrees. And in some […]

September 11, 2002

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Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsDr. Oswald P. Bronson Sr. has been elected to serve a three-year term as member-at-large on the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Bronson earned a bachelor’s from Bethune-Cookman, a master’s from Gammon Theological Seminary and a doctorate from Northwestern University.  Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy has joined the […]

July 3, 2002

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The Academy’s New Cast

The Academy’s New  CastYoung scholars step into the academy’s ivied walls with a dual commitment to innovative research, students of color.We hear a lot of dire prognostications about African American doctorates and doctoral production. The rate is rising. It’s falling. It’s rising but not fast enough. It’s rising but doctoral recipients are bypassing the academy […]

January 2, 2002

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Report Finds Modest Increase in Minority Enrollment, Graduation Rates

Report Finds Modest Increase in Minority Enrollment, Graduation RatesWASHINGTONThe number of students of color enrolling and graduating from the nation’s colleges and universities continues to increase modestly, but the rate of increase is beginning to slow, according to the 2000-01 Annual Status Report on Minorities in Higher Education, released earlier this month by the American […]

September 26, 2001

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Doctoral Dilemma

Doctoral DilemmaAs more African Americans earn their doctorates, a look behind the numbers reveals key areas of concern.By Kendra HamiltonDoctoral graduation rates among African Americans have risen for the sixth consecutive year. And that’s excellent news, say analysts and administrators toiling on the front lines of the battle to increase minority graduate and professional degree […]

July 18, 2001