The Impact of Affirmative Action Bans on the Graduate School Enrollments of Minorities
A study published by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, finds that in states that have banned the consideration of race in graduate school admissions, enrollments of minority students are down 12 percent overall.
Three African Americans Earn Ph.D.s in Chemistry at Ole Miss
On average, about 50 African Americans earn a Ph.D. in chemistry every year. This year three of them are at the University of Mississippi.
Paula McClain to Be the First African American Dean of a School at Duke...
A professor of political science, Dr. McClain has served on the Duke University faculty since 2000.
Twins at Xavier University Heading to Prestigious UMass MD/Ph.D. Program
Ashley and Asia Matthew are chemistry majors with 4.0 grade point averages.
The University of Wisconsin Takes the Lead in Advancing Diversity in Engineering Ph.D. Programs
Over the past decade, about 350 minority students have earned Ph.D.s in engineering nationwide. Forty-five of them have participated in the GERS program.
Only One African American in the 40-Member Class of 2012 Gates Cambridge Scholars
Marie Rose Katia Mehu is an appellate level prosecutor for the state of Arizona. This fall she will study international law at Cambridge University in England.
New Princeton University Committee Aims to Identify Ways to Enhance Diversity
The committee will develop recommendations for strategies to attract people of color and women to positions in which they have historically been underrepresented.
Shenandoah University Selects a New Dean of Its Business School
Miles K. Davis is an associate professor of management at the university and the founding director of the business school's Institute for Entrepreneurship.
Number of Blacks Earning Doctorates Declined in 2010
Some, but not all, of the decline is due to a reclassification of 77 doctoral programs in education.
Graduate School of the University of Washington Seeking to Boost Minority Enrollments
Less than 10 percent of the graduate students are minorities while minorities make up 24 percent of the state's population.
Stanford Struggles to Increase the Number of African American Graduate Students
The percentage of Blacks in the Class of 2015 at Stanford is triple the percentage of African Americans in the university's graduate schools.
African American Student at Wake Forest University Wins a Rhodes Scholarship
Brandon Turner is the 12th student at Wake Forest in the past 25 years to win a Rhodes Scholarship.
University of Florida Seeks to Increase Racial Diversity in Its Doctoral Programs
The HBCU-UF Master's to Ph.D. Pathway Project targets high performing master's degree students at historically black colleges and universities.
North Carolina Central University to Offer New Ph.D Program
The historically black university has not awarded a doctoral degree since 1964.
University of Arkansas to Boost Graduate Opportunities for Students at South Carolina State University
Students at the Honors College of SCSU will be offered internships with faculty at the University of Arkansas.
Sharp Increase in Graduate Students at HBCU in North Carolina
A $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education provides scholarships for up to 50 graduate students in biology and mathematics.
The Gender Gap in African-American Graduate School Enrollments
The Council of Graduate Schools has released new data on enrollments for the 2010-11 academic year. That year, there were 1,476,674 American citizens or...
African-American Progress in Dental School Enrollments Hits a Wall
After significant improvements in black enrollments at U.S. dental schools, the progress has halted. In the 2009-10 academic year, blacks remained stuck at 5.7 percent of all dental school enrollments, unchanged from 2005.
Historically Black Dillard University and Texas Chiropractic College Form an Educational Alliance
Under the agreement, students will study for three years at Dillard University. Those that have performed up to academic standards will then transfer to Texas Chiropractic College for three additional years of study.
Will Higher Standards for Bar Passage Rates for Graduates of U.S. Law Schools Lead...
The American Bar Association is considering a new proposal that would call for an 80 percent bar passage rate or a rate that is no more than 10 percentage points below that of other law schools in the state.
