Research & Studies

Blacks Face Bias When Seeking Mentors Among University Faculty

A study, co-authored by Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School, found that faculty members were less likely to respond to mentoring requests from prospective Black students than White students.

Comparing the Performance and Funding of Public HBCUs in Four States

The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania analyzes enrollments, funding, degree programs, and educational attainment and makes recommendations on moving forward.

University of Minnesota Study Finds a Racial Disparity in Exposure to Polluted Air

The researchers estimate that if Blacks and other minorities breathed air that had similar nitrogen dioxide levels as Whites, it would prevent 7,000 deaths each year.

Rapidly Increasing Population Diversity Presents a Major Challenge to University Admissions Officials

There are 7.7 million more minority children now than was the case in 2000. But there are 5.7 million fewer White children. Minorities now make up 47 percent of the U.S. population under the age of 20.

University Study Examines Racial Preferences of Online Dating Site Users

In a study of participants at an online dating site, those who indicated that race was unimportant were still overwhelmingly more likely to open profiles of potential partners that were of the same race or ethnic group.

Healthy Meals Are Tough to Find in Restaurants Near Public Housing Projects

Researchers examined menu choices at restaurants near public housing projects and found that approximately 75 percent of the menu choices were highly caloric and high in fat.

Two Scholars Take on the Mismatch Theory

A new study refutes the theory that affirmative action is responsible for lowering graduation rates and post-graduation success for Black students admitted to universities with race-sensitive admissions policies.

Racial Disparity in Misdiagnoses of Stroke Patients

A new study finds that emergency room physicians tended to misdiagnose stroke symptoms among African American patients more often than for White patients.

For Black Women, Depression May Increase the Risk of Adult-Onset Asthma

A study by researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University finds that depressive symptoms may be linked to the development of adult-onset asthma among African American women.

For Those With Ph.D.s in STEM Fields, Blacks More Likely to Work in Academia Than Whites

A new study of more than 400,000 doctoral recipients of all races from 1959 to 2010 finds that 49 percent of Black women and 46 percent of Black men with Ph.D.s in STEM fields hold academic positions.

A Majority of States Do Not Adequately Teach the Civil Rights Movement in Their Public Schools

Only three states scored a letter grade of A from the Southern Poverty Law Center. Interestingly, all three states are in the South: South Carolina, Louisiana, and Georgia. A majority of states received grades of D or F.

Huge Racial Disparities in School Suspensions and Expulsions

Black students are suspended and expelled at a rate three times greater than white students. On average, 5 percent of white students are suspended, compared to 16 percent of black students.

Racial Differences in Higher Education Spending Have Little to Do With Race

In comparing Black and White families of similar income, wealth, educational background etc., the Bureau of Labor Statistics found there were almost no differences in the amounts spent on higher education.

Does Moving Children Out of High-Poverty Areas Improve Their Mental Health?

A study of more than 4,600 families who were given vouchers to move out of high-poverty urban areas from 1994 to 1998 found that 10 to 15 years later, in terms of mental health girls in these families were better off but boys were not.

Washington University Develops New Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

The procedure involves an umbilical cord blood transplant. A new lose-dose chemotherapy procedure with fewer adverse side effects prepares the patient for the transplant.

Survey Finds Black Men Try Hard But Still Have Difficulty Achieving Educational Success

A new report authored by scholars at the University of Texas finds that Black men are more engaged in the community college experience than White men but less successful in educational outcomes.

Do American Bar Association Ratings Serve to Unfairly Exclude Blacks From the Federal Bench?

A study finds that African American nominees to the federal bench were 42 percentage points less likely to be highly rated than Whites with comparable educational and professional qualifications.

Reducing the Racial Gap in Infant Mortality Rates

The federal government's Healthy People 2020 initiative has set a goal of reducing the infant mortality rate but a new study find that most racial and ethnic groups will fall short of the goal.

How the Great Recession Impacted the Employment Prospects of Black College Graduates

In 2001, there was almost no racial gap in unemployment rates for recent college graduates. After the Great Recession, a significant racial gap emerged.

University of Colorado Led Study Finds Physican Racial Bias Does Not Impact Treatment

The study led by a research team at the University of Colorado at Boulder found that despite the racial biases of physicians, there was no racial difference in treatment for 3,000 minority patients with hypertension.
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