Brandeis University Study Analyzes the Large and Growing Racial Wealth Gap
The racial wealth gap has tremendous consequences in the ability of African Americans to afford higher education. The report finds that in 2009 the median net worth of White households was $265,000. For Black households, the figure was $28,500.
New Report Shows That Blacks Are Doing Poorly in Los Angeles County Schools
The report concludes that "if current trends continue, only 1 in 20 of today’s African-American kindergartners will go on to graduate from high school and complete a degree at a four-year California university."
A Check-Up on Black Enrollments and Graduates of U.S. Medical Schools
While the number of African American enrollments in U.S. medical schools increased by nearly 8 percent over the past decade, the Black percentage of all medical school enrollments has decreased.
Federal Commission Finds Vast Inequities in U.S. Educational System
The report of the U.S. Equity and Excellence Commission found that the achievement gap between children from high-income and low-income families is significantly wider for children who were born in 2001 than for children born 25 years earlier.
Two Scholars Examine the Participation of Black Males in Gifted Education Programs
Lamont A. Flowers of Clemson University and James L. Moore of Ohio State University have collaborated on a book chapter that outlines their research on the participation of black male students in gifted and talented educational programs.
University of California Study Examines Black Employment Data
The report from the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California at Berkeley found that while the economy gained 1.9 million jobs in 2012, the Black unemployment rate for all age groups actually increased slightly during the year.
Texas Study Seeks to Explain the Gender Gap in Educational Attainment for Blacks and...
Scholars from Texas A&M University and the University of Texas will conduct a study to examine how two- and four-year Texas higher education institutions are developing initiatives to address the educational crisis among Black and Hispanic men.
An Accounting of Minority Faculty in Business Programs
Since the inception of the PhD Project in 1994, the number of minority professors in business disciplines has increased from 294 to 1,172. There are currently 362 minority students in business doctoral programs in the United States.
Study Finds No Racial Bias in Research Grants by the National Institutes of Health
A 2011 paper hinted that Black scholars faced racial bias in grant approvals from the National Institutes of Health. But a new study finds that when the total dollar value of the grants and the total number of programs funded are compared, there is no evidence of racial bias.
Public Service Announcements Are Effective in Getting Black Women to Screen for Breast Cancer
A new study by Crystal Lumpkins, an assistant professor of strategic communication and family medicine at the University of Kansas, finds that public service announcements targeted at African American women can be effective in increasing the awareness of Black women on screenings and preventive steps.
States With the Best Black Student High School Graduation Rates
Nationwide in 2010, 66.1 percent of Black students who entered high school four years earlier earned their diplomas. In states with significant numbers of Black students, the ones with the highest graduation rates were Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Does “Grit” Play a Role in the Success of Black Men at White Colleges?
A study conducted by Terrell Strayhorn of Ohio State University has found that Black males who exert more grit in college than their peers earn better grades.
Checking the Racial Gap in High School Dropout Rates
In the 2009-10 school year, 5.5 percent of all African American students in high school that year, dropped out of school. That was more than twice the rate for White students.
Study Finds Correlation Between Violence in the Home and Dating Violence for Young Black...
A study led by Angie Kennedy, an associate professor of social work at Michigan State University, finds that young Black women who were exposed to abuse in their family life are more likely to be victims of dating violence that other young Black women.
University Study Examines Racial Differences in High School Work Patterns
White high school students are more likely to work than their Black peers. But Blacks who do have jobs tend to work longer hours. One of the more interesting findings of the study is that working long hours does not have negative consequences for African American high school students.
Does Race Play Too Big a Role in the Teaching of U.S. History?
The National Association of Scholars released a report that criticizes the history department curricula at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University as being overly concerned with issues of race, class, and gender.
University of Tennessee Professor’s Research on Streets Named for Martin Luther King Jr.
There are more than 900 streets named for Dr. King. The 900 streets are predominantly in the southeastern United States, where much of the civil rights movement took place. There are 10 states in which there are no streets named after Dr. King.
Study Demonstrates That Racial Bias Is Reflected in Neural Activity
Researchers at the University of Geneva and New York University conclude that people with a high degree of racial bias actually perceive Black and White faces differently on the neural level.
A Significant Racial Gap in Academic Preparation for a College-Level Curriculum
New information from the U.S. Department of Education shows that during the 2007-08 academic year, 30.2 percent of all first-year African American college students took remedial courses compared to 19.9 percent of first-year White students.
Racial Differences in College Students’ Knowledge of America’s Racial History
A study by university researchers finds that African American college students have significantly more knowledge about the history of racism in this country than their White peers. The gap in knowledge, according to the authors, accounts for a different perspective on the current state of race relations.
Study Finds the Gender Wage Gap Is Larger for Black Women Than It Is...
The study found that on average for all races, women are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. But African American women are paid only 70 percent of every dollar paid to men of all races and only 64 cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic White men.
A Check-Up on Black Progress in Nursing Degree Programs
According to data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Black have made tremendous progress over the past decade in increasing their percentage of students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in nursing.
Vitamin D Deficiency May Explain Higher Rate of Low Birthweight Babies Among African Americans
A study found that mothers with low levels of vitamin D during early pregnancy delivered babies that were lighter than mothers who were not deficient in vitamin D. About half of all African American women are vitamin D deficient.
Research Points to Benefits of Weight Training on the Vascular Health of Young Black...
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that a weight training program can produce significantly better cardiovascular health among young African American men.
University of Wisconsin Study Finds Sharp Rise in Black Infant Mortality
The authors of the study state that the economic recession coupled with a drop in support programs for expectant mothers may be the cause of a spike in the infant mortality rate for African Americans in Dane County, Wisconsin.
University of Pittsburgh Study Examines Racial Differences in Bone Marrow Donorship Decisions
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine conducted a study to learn why Black and other minorities opt-out of bone marrow transplant registries at rates far higher than whites.
Brown University Graduate Student Examines HIV Disclosure Rates in Ethiopia
Ayalu Reda, a graduate student in sociology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, surveyed AIDS patients in Ethiopia and found that one third of those who are married had not told their spouse they were HIV-positive.
Instilling Racial Pride Can Help Black Students Do Better in School
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University finds that African American adolescents do better in school if their parents instill in them a strong sense of racial pride.
Academic Disciplines Where African Americans Earned No Doctoral Degrees in 2011
There are a large number of specific academic disciplines where African Americans earn no doctoral degrees whatsoever.
Racial Segregation Returns in Schools Relieved of Court Desegregation Orders
A study at the Stanford University School of Education finds that districts that were released from court desegregation orders saw racial segregation grow faster than 90 percent of other school districts.
Tracking U.S. College Students Who Study Abroad in Africa
Of the nearly 274,000 U.S. college students studying abroad during the 2010-11 academic year, 14,087, or 5.1 percent, attended universities in Africa. There were 11,878 American students at universities in sub-Saharan African nations.
Study Finds Low Graduation Rates for Black Male Student Athletes in Six Major Conferences
Nationwide the college graduation rate for Black male students is 38 percent. For students on athletic scholarships, the graduation rates for Black men is 49 percent. But a University of Pennsylvania study finds that Black male athletes at schools in the nation's six major athletic conferences don't fare as well.
Conservative Student Group Tabulates Ivy League Donations to President Obama
According to the study, at Brown University 129 faculty and staff donated to Obama, whereas only one staffer gave money to the Romney campaign.
Significant Decline in African Scholars Teaching at U.S. Colleges and Universities
In 2011, there were 2,790 scholars from African nations teaching at U.S. colleges and universities. This is down from 3,800 just three years ago. At that time, scholars from Africa made up 3.3 percent of all foreign professors teaching at U.S. universities. Today they are 2.4 percent.
How Bans on Affirmative Action Impact Black Student College Graduation Rates
A new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research examines the graduation rates of minority students before and after the ban on race-sensitive admissions at state universities in California.
The Impact of Racial Discrimination on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
According to a new scholarly study, African Americans who believe they have been confronted by racial discrimination are more likely to abuse alcohol and illegal drugs. And the study showed that the perception of unfair treatment can lead to long-term substance abuse problems.
