Discusses a growing gap between the participation of Black men and Black women in higher education, leading to a pronounced imbalance that is altering the social dynamics of the Black community. Includes a table providing a 10-year comparison of participation in several college majors by race and gender. (EV)

Discusses how Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr., president of California State University Dominguez Hills, and Dr. James M. Rosser, president of California State University Los Angeles, face unprecedented leadership challenges and opportunities as their institutions experience demographic changes. (EV)

Increasing numbers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are completing high school with standard diplomas, and it is imperative that educators explore all of the available postsecondary settings in which these students may be successful. Although college settings may not be the focus of transition efforts for many students…

Latinos make up 12.5 percent of the U.S. population. They are now the largest (and fastest-growing) racial or ethnic minority group in the United States, surpassing blacks, who make up 12.3 percent of the population. In higher education, however, Latino groups are underrepresented. According to the 2002 "Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac",…

Drawing data from both governmental and nongovernmental sources, this pamphlet makes the case that many people are now excluded from postsecondary education because of increasing tuition and other student charges at state and community colleges. Eight facts concerning tuition and college-going rates are documented: (1) the percentage of high…

Many institutions of higher education are being faced with declining enrollments accompanied by a reduction in human and financial resources. As a result, long-range planning has become imperative. This paper discusses how the planning process evolved and was conducted at Emporia State University in order to cope with the projected enrollment…

College students must pay for educational expenses and living costs. Educational expenses account for 18 to 25% of the cost of college attendance. The cost of attending college, as calculated by each institution, is used to determine a student's financial need and eligibility for financial aid. The cost of attendance varies among institutions,…

Describes how state budget cuts may pose a greater threat to minority access to higher education than would a Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in the Michigan cases. (EV)

Examines the challenges that changing student characteristics and attendance patterns pose for policymakers. Describes how federal and state policies can influence attendance patterns (through funding programs, contracting with private entities to provide services, creating incentives for private action, and mandating action through law or…

Describes how students' financing choices, together with institutional policies and practices in student advising, can impede or facilitate persistence and degree attainment among nontraditional students. (EV)

Describes how strength in numbers lies behind the success of the Posse Foundation, a program that takes kids who do not fit the typical merit scholarship profile and sends them as teams or "posses" to competitive colleges around the nation. (EV)

This article describes a University of West Georgia program that focuses on creating a brotherhood of successful Black male students. The students, all freshmen, live together, counsel together and reinforce one another in the effort to learn, achieve--and graduate. Called the West Georgia Learning Community, the students are learning to trust one…

Learning disability is an umbrella term providing a common language for a wide range of professionals, including teachers and counselors (Thomas & Woods, 2003). Neurologically based learning disabilities manifest themselves in different ways (Brinckerhoff, 1994). According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990,…

This article examines the pathways to higher education of two working-class Latino students participating in an intervention program at a diverse, metropolitan high school. Using critical narratives from 2 of the 30 student participants, this article exposes several reasons disproportionately low numbers of Latino students gain access to higher…

The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) has been working to build the capacity of people to transform the educational experiences and outcomes of underserved students in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area for more than 15 years. BayCES supports people in urban districts and schools undergoing reform efforts to improve their…