Research & Studies

Black Degree Attainments in Engineering: Long Way to Go to Reach Parity

In 2005, Black earned 5.3 percent of all bachelor's degree awarded in engineering. In 2012, Blacks earned only 4.2 percent of all bachelor's degrees awarded in the discipline. Blacks did slightly better in graduate degrees in engineering.

New Report Examines Ways to Increase Retention of Black and Other Minority Teachers

The Center for American Progress has released a new study documenting the importance of efforts to retain Black and other minority teachers in our nation's public schools. The report also lists recommendations on what can be done to increase retention rates.

For Ph.D.s in STEM Fields, Blacks Are More Likely Than Whites to Have Non-STEM Careers

A new study finds that one of every six students who graduate with a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline pursues a career in a non-STEM field. For Blacks with doctorates in STEM fields, one in five pursue a career path outside STEM.

Increasing the Success Rate of Black Students in STEM Disciplines

The main thesis of the study by researchers at Brown University is that efforts to get more minority students in STEM fields have been successful but far less is being done to help them succeed.

University of Texas Study Examines the State of Black Business in the Lone Star State

Black-owned businesses in Texas tended to be very small and 95 percent of them had no paid employees. In 2007, the average Black-owned business in Texas had sales of $60,000 compared to average sales of $1.2 million for all businesses in the state.

A High Black Student Graduation Rate Is Not Enough

The University of Virginia consistently has a high Black student graduation rate. But the university developed a strategy where graduation is the floor not the ceiling and this has resulted in significant improvement in the academic performance of the Black students who graduate.

Student Loan Debt Impacting Home Ownership Rates of Blacks More So Than for Whites

For Blacks with $10,000 or more of student loan debt, there is a 11 percent lower probability of home ownership. For Whites with student loan debt there is "no discernible association" between debt and home ownership.

Will Healthcare Reform Eliminate Racial Disparities in Cardiac Care?

A new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Howard University College of Medicine finds that healthcare reform in Massachusetts, which has many similarities to the federal Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), has not reduced racial disparities in cardiovascular care.

Louisiana State University Is a Leader in Graduating Black Students With Ph.D.s in Chemistry

From 2005 to 2009, 19 percent of all Ph.D.s awarded in chemistry at LSU were earned by African Americans. Blacks were less than 10 percent of the chemistry Ph.D. recipients at the other 49 leading chemistry departments in the nation.

Black Entrepreneurs Still Face an Unlevel Playing Field in Seeking Capital

The lead author of the study stated that "a lot of research and business practice starts with the premise that individuals have equal choice and what we found, instead, are that there are systemic restrictions to choice for some people just because of their ethnicity."

Johns Hopkins Study Finds That the American Dream Is Largely a Myth

The study followed nearly 800 Baltimore schoolchildren for more than a quarter of a century beginning in 1982. After more than 30 years, the study found that the majority of students stayed in the same socio-economic class as their parents.

New Study Examines Homogeneity and Diversity on Group Performance

The study by scholars at MIT, Columbia, and Northwestern found that homogenous groups may produce an artificially low level of conflict, not a normal level of conflict. The authors state that homogeneity reduces the likelihood that people recognize differences of opinion that exist.

Racial Differences in the Effect of Family Debt on College Student Success

Researchers at the University of Illinois find that family debt is a major factor in diminishing the likelihood that students will graduate from college. The effect is particularly pronounced for Black students.

University Study Finds Favoritism Not Prejudicial Hostility Is the Root of Most Discrimination

A study finds that most discrimination in this country is favoritism directed at helping friends, family, or people of similar backgrounds or characteristics rather than mean-spirited dislike or prejudice against others.

Georgia State University Study Examines Death Rates of Former Prison Inmates

Men who have been released from prison are more than twice as likely to die prematurely than men who have not served in prison. The results are of particular note to African Americans because Blacks are more than six times as likely as Whites to be in prison.

National Urban League Report Focuses on Non-Traditional African American College Students

The authors of the report conclude that the Pell Grant program needs to be greatly expanded to meet the financial needs of non-traditional students. Also, institutions must create a "culture of completion."

Assessing the Effort to Bolster the Academic Achievement of Black Males

The report offers insights from 50 leaders in government, nonprofits, business, and the academic world on what can be done to further help along the progress that has been made in improving the academic achievement of Black males.

University Study Finds the Poorest of the Poor Being Helped Less by the Federal Government

A new study by an economist at Johns Hopkins University finds that a large percentage of federal help finds its ways to families at or just below the poverty level, rather than to families and individuals who are at the very bottom of the income ladder.

New Report Shows the Racial Gap in High School Graduation Rates

The data shows that 86 percent of White students graduated from public high schools compared to 69 percent of Black students. But in some states the graduation rate gap was significantly larger.

African American College Students Engaging in Unhealthy Behaviors

A new report from scientists at Northwestern University and Northeastern Illinois University finds that college students, particularly African American college students, are engaging in behaviors that could increase their risk of cancer later in life.
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