The Racial Gap in College Student Graduation Rates
For black students who matriculated in the fall of 2004, only 43 percent earned their degree within six years.
Where African Americans With Scientific Doctorates Find Work
Blacks with scientific doctorates are more likely than similarly educated whites to work in academia while whites are more likely than blacks to work in the corporate world.
Retention, Not Recruitment, Is the Major Problem in Efforts to Have More Minority Teachers
Black and other minority teachers are more likely to leave the profession than other teachers.
The Persisting Racial Gap on the SAT College Entrance Examination
Since 1988, the racial gap on the reading and mathematics sections of the SAT has increased from 189 points to 208 points.
The Huge Racial Gap in Poverty Rates
There were 731,000 more blacks living in poverty in 2010 than was the case in 2009.
The Racial Gender Gap in U.S. Dental Schools
In dental school enrollments, the large gender gap in favor of men exists only for whites.
The Widening Racial Gap in ACT Scores
In 2011, 223,000 African American high school seniors took the American College Testing Program's ACT college entrance examination. This is an increase of 47 percent from 2007. While there was a slight improvement from last year's average score of 16.9, this year's score is exactly the same average score that black students achieved in 2007. For whites the average ACT score in 2007 was 22.6. By 2011 the average white score had improved a full point to 23.6.
Racial Disparity Found in Approvals of Grants by the National Institutes of Health
A new study led by Donna K. Ginther found that black scientists were 13 percentage points less likely than white scientists to win grants from the National Institutes of Health.
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.
Black Freshman Enrollments Are Up 8 Percent at the University of South Carolina: But...
Black freshman enrollments at the University of South Carolina are up about 8 percent from a year ago, when 287 black freshmen enrolled. While African Americans make up 28 percent of the college-age population in South Carolina, blacks make up only 7 percent of the first-year enrollments at the state's flagship university.
Illinois Launches Official Investigation of Racial Disparities in Education and Other Facets of Life
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently signed legislation creating the Commission to End the Disparities Facing the African-American Community.
African Development Bank Program Aims to Increase the Number of Rwandan Women in the...
Girls make up nearly half of the total enrollments at the high school level. But only 14 percent of the students in higher education in Rwanda are women.
Marshall University School of Medicine Seeks Minority Students
Project PRE MED will invite black and other minority college students to campus for a weekend this October.
Duke University School of Nursing Looks to Increase Diversity
This summer 10 undergraduate students participated in a six-week program at Duke University designed to increase the number of minorities in nursing.
Record Number of Black Freshmen at the University of Georgia
There are 5,500 freshman students this year, an increase of 10 percent from a year ago.
New Data on the Racial Gap in College Graduation Rates
The U.S. Department of Education recently released data on the success rate of the cohort of students who entered higher education in the fall of 2003.
The Racial Wealth Gap Is Growing: College Access for African Americans at Risk
A new study from the Pew Research Center shows that during the recent recession, the wealth gap has grown even wider.
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.
Georgetown University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Care of Stroke Victims
A study by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center finds a racial disparity in care for stroke victims.
Kroger Continues Its Support of the UNCF
Shoppers at Kroger Food Stores in North Texas now have the opportunity to contribute to the United Negro College Fund from now through September 10. Coin canisters have been placed at all checkout counters to encourage shoppers to deposit contributions to help students at the UNCF’s 39 member colleges and universities.
