Analyzes articles in Education Index since 1950 to examine how education literature describes minority students. Contends that, despite increased concern for minorities in the literature, labels used to describe them may have done much to exacerbate problems. In explaining how to communicate with minority students, recommends using Bowen's…

Describes a workshop for faculty and staff members in higher education, based on noncognitive variables that correlate with retention and grades of minority students. Includes a table profiling high and low scorers on various noncognitive variables. (Author/NB)

An assessment of attitudes of college faculty toward black students, female students, and students in general, indicates that faculty are generally more positive toward blacks and females, particularly females, than toward undergraduates in general. (RP)

The articles presented here concern minority students in higher education: minority admissions to large universities, academic progress and success of minority students, attitudes of minority faculty toward minority students, and relationships existing among race, student financial aid and persistence in college. (JC)

In recent years thousands of minority persons who were previously denied access to primarily white, U.S. institutions of higher education have enrolled in them. Many institutions initiated special programs designed to compensate for academic skill problems observed in some of these new students. The effect of these programs on student retention is…

A national survey of minority student admissions was conducted for the fifth consecutive year. In addition to previous questions, the 14 schools with the greatest increase in new black freshmen over a 4-year period were compared with the 13 schools showing the greatest enrollment decrease on items relating to their methods and programs. Results…

A national survey indicates Black freshman enrollment has increased from three percent in 1969 to five percent in 1976, down from six percent in 1973. Non-Black minority enrollment remains at less than two percent for any group. Private schools have more special programs and retain more minority students. (Author)

Presents an overview of research results on noncognitive variables and explains how these variables have been or could be applied to the admission and retention of regularly admitted students of color. Compares noncognitive variables between "special admit" and "regular admit" students of color and discusses methods for…

A study comparing the commitment to social change of college students in 1978 and 1988 is presented, focusing on those issues that directly affect black students. The responses of 541 incoming freshmen attending the 1988 orientation program at the University of Maryland, College Park, were compared to those of 1,091 freshmen who attended the…

Evaluates the programs and services of a large student union at University of Maryland, in relation to campus subgroups including employees, graduate students, and minority groups. Results indicate the union may serve as a model of differential programming. Suggests different groups use the union differently but are generally satisfied. (JAC)

A study compared counseling interests of University of Maryland black freshmen in 1984 (n=90) and 1994 (n=265). Results suggest educational/vocational (EV) counseling was preferred over emotional/social (ES) counseling, males and females had similar counseling interests, and interest in seeking EV counseling was consistently higher than interest…