Study Finds HBCU Faculty Are More Supportive of Students Than Faculty at Other Schools
Faculty members at historically Black colleges and universities are more likely than their peers at predominately White institutions to engage in "educationally purposeful" activities both in and outside the classroom.
Schott Foundation Report Finds Vast Racial Inequities in New York City Public Schools
Black students are four times as likely as Asian or White students to be enrolled in the poorest performing schools.
Study Finds Dropout Rates for Black Students Are Higher at Charter Schools
Black students at charter schools in Austin, Dallas, and Houston had a dropout rate of 13 percent compared to a drop out rate of 4 percent for Black students in urban public schools.
Duke University Study Finds Racial Disparity in Convictions by All-White Juries
When the jury pool was all White, Black defendants were convicted 81 percent of the time. When the defendant was White, the conviction rate was 66 percent.
University of Michigan Study Finds Racial Disparity in Prescriptions for Antidepressants
For patients with a major depressive disorder, Whites were 1.52 times as likely as Blacks to be prescribed antidepressant drugs.
A Check-Up of Blacks in U.S. Medical Schools
Over the first decade of the 21st century, the Black percentage of all U.S. medical school graduates has declined.
Princeton University Study Examines Link Between Socioeconomic Factors and Life Expectancy
Author Michael Geruso concludes that 80 percent of the life expectancy gap between Black men and White men is due to socioeconomic differences.
Study Finds Students’ Attitudes on Race Change for the Worse During Their College Years
A survey finds that students are less concerned about promoting racial understanding when they are seniors than when they were freshmen.
Black and Minority Students Are Being Squeezed Out of Community Colleges
A new report states, "Hundreds of thousands of prospective students are knocking on the doors of community colleges and are being denied access because the colleges have insufficient capacity to serve them."
How Race Impacts the Healthcare Debate
A new study shows that White Americans have different levels of support of healthcare reform depending on the race of the person they believed offered the proposal.
Study Finds Smoking Rates Are Impacted by the Perception of Racial Discrimination
Jason W. Purnell, of Washington University in St. Louis, was the lead author of a study on the impact of racial discrimination on cigarette smoking behavior.
Benefits of Preschool Are More Likely to Accrue to Children of Lower-Income Homes
A study conducted by a psychologist at the University of Texas finds that the preschool experience can greatly reduce academic achievement gaps between white and nonwhite children and children from rich and poor families.
University Study Finds That Bottling Up Emotions Can Lead to Depression Among Black Men
A new study by Wizdom Powell Hammond of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, finds that Black men who hold back their emotions when confronted with racial discrimination are more likely to become depressed.
UConn Scientist on the Cutting Edge of Research on Regenerating Human Tissues
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin's work on tissue regeneration is called one of the "100 scientific discoveries that changed the world."
Can Music Play a Role in Racial Prejudice?
Research conducted at Ohio State University shows that particular types of music can influence behavior even though the lyrics do not contain references to race or ethnicity.
University of Georgia Study Finds Wide Racial Disparity in Cancer Mortality Rates
The racial disparities in mortality rates were the greatest for oral, prostate, and cervical cancers and were more pronounced in rural areas.
Stanford University Study Finds That a Shorter Walk to Water in Africa Saves Lives
A new study by researchers at Stanford University finds that African families who live closer to water supplies are significantly healthier than families who live farther away.
New Department of Education Report Documents Huge Racial Disparities in School Discipline
Among the most startling figures is that Black students, who made up 18 percent of the students in the 72,000 public schools surveyed, were 35 percent of all students who were suspended from school once.
The Gender Gap in African American Degree Attainments
Black women hold a slight overall lead over Black men but the gender gap is much larger if we look only at younger Black women and younger Black men.
Do Pay-for-Grades Programs Work for African American High School Students?
Research by C. Kiradbo Jackson of Northwestern University shows that students in these programs are more likely to succeed in college and in the job market.
Racial Differences in School Safety Indicators
Schools where students feel safe, are not bullied, and are not subjected daily to intimidation, violence, and drugs are schools that will be more conducive to learning and preparing students for college.
Large Differences Among the States in the Racial Gap in Life Expectancy
An analysis of life expectancy data led by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles found the largest racial gap in Washington, D.C. The racial gap was the smallest in New Mexico.
Study Finds That Obama’s Election Changed Black College Students’ Perceptions of Racial Identity
The study examined the importance of race to a person's self-concept, whether or not they felt good about being part of their racial group, and on how they perceived their racial group is regarded by the society at large.
Racial Differences in Seeking Out Mental Health Services for Young College Graduates
Young adult Blacks are significantly less likely than their White peers to utilize mental health services. The racial disparity is especially pronounced for young Blacks with a college education.
University Study Finds That Black Children Are Diagnosed With Autism Later Than White Children
The authors state that the discrepancy is probably due to unequal access to quality healthcare and a possible reluctance of Black parents to accept a diagnosis of autism.
Michigan State Professor Finds Racial Disparity in Military Death Sentences
The study, which included research on murders of military personnel from 1984 to 2005, showed that of the 16 men who have been sentenced to death, 10 are minorities.
Highly Educated People No More Likely to Support Affirmative Action Than Their Less-Educated Peers
A study by Geoffrey T. Wodtke of the University of Michigan finds that well-educated Whites and Blacks support affirmative action in the labor market at the same level as Whites and Blacks with lower levels of education.
Vanderbilt Establishes Digital Archive of Slave Records From Spanish Societies in the New World
Researchers captured more than 150,000 images, comprising more than 750,000 ecclesiastical records of African and African descended individuals from Brazil, Cuba, and Spanish Florida.
Study Finds That Small Class Sizes in Early Years Impact College Enrollment Rates
The effect is particularly pronounced for Black children.
How Do Black Men Succeed in College?
Black men who were successful in college tended to have families who were committed to higher education and had a mentor during their K-12 years.
Study Examines the Mental Health of Black Women Community College Students Who Lived Through...
Nearly five years after the hurricane, a third of the women still showed signs of post-traumatic stress.
Research Measures Racial Differences in Nonverbal Communication Between Doctors and Patients
The University of South Carolina study found Black physicians outperformed their White colleagues. But Black doctors were less at ease when they had White patients.
Study Finds That Black Women Leaders Are Not Viewed Negatively When They Act Assertively
Researchers at Duke University and Northwestern University show that executives are perceived differently depending on their race and gender.
Rice University Study Finds That Racial Discrimination Can Be Harmful to Your Health
Sociologists at Rice University in Houston found that 18 percent of African Americans reported emotional or health problems resulting from perceived racial discrimination.
University Study Finds Link Between Smog and Diabetes and Hypertension Among Black Women
Women who had the highest exposure to nitrogen oxides, as a result of traffic-related air pollution, had a 24 percent higher risk of diabetes.
High School Dropouts: Black Rate Double That of Whites
More than 9 percent of all African Americans ages 16 to 24 in October 2009 did not have a high school diploma or the equivalent and were no longer enrolled in school.
