Examines the low participation rate of black students in college/university marching bands. Suggests that reasons include cultural differences in music preferences, discrimination at auditions, active recruitment of talented black musicians by historically black colleges, limited music scholarships, and the decline of music education in the public…

Suggests many scholars of color are drawn to community colleges by the emphasis on teaching and the diverse student population. Raises concerns about finding and keeping faculty of color and of faculty difficulty in finding time for research. Two tables list the 50 top colleges by both number and percent of black faculty for fall 1997. (DB)

As high-school seniors begin to choose colleges in the coining months, officials at many public flagships nervously hope that their renewed outreach to Black students reverses steep and disappointing enrollment drops. Those declines, some of them by double-digit percentages, have caused extensive soul searching and near panic among academia's…

Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio) is forging a strong alliance with the Hispanic community of Cleveland based on shared goals and trust. A Hispanic steering committee created in 1990 brings together college administrators, staff, faculty, students, community representatives, leaders of Hispanic organizations, and community educators for outreach…

If colleges are willing to consider "social engineering" and affirmative action to ensure the inclusion of White men, are they willing to do so for African Americans and other people of color? Will the Center for Individual Rights ride to the rescue of the White women who may be unfairly nudged out of positions for which they are "qualified" in…

After more than a decade of steady enrollments and degree completion rates by underrepresented minorities, public schools, colleges, advocacy groups and government agencies still face a daunting task in helping bring Blacks, Latinos and American Indians into the engineering profession in numbers reflecting their growing ranks in the American…

An increasing number of top Black students are deciding to attend Black colleges due to these institutions' outstanding reputation for retention rates and placement into graduate schools. This has in turn caused White colleges to increase their recruitment and retention efforts. (DF)

The University of South Carolina has been making a concerted effort to become a member of the American Association of Universities, which requires specific institutional accomplishments. Some African-American faculty are leaving the institution, feeling that membership-related issues are overshadowing other institutional aims. Other institutions…

At 150 years old, Millersville University is still making history. One of its defining moments came just one year ago when Dr. Francine McNairy was appointed as the first Black and first female president of the Pennsylvania college founded by six politically connected White businessmen and educators in 1855. "Fran's recognition continues to…

College journalism faculty are characterized more by doctoral degrees than by professional experience in journalism. Some attribute this to a lack of male role models and unattractive faculty salaries. However, some colleges are actively seeking faculty with practical experience and creating a more culturally diverse faculty. (MSE)

Examines the experiences of three leading science and engineering institutions (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology) in recruiting and retaining African American students, noting the recruitment, financial aid, and retention strategies that produce favorable results and others…

A recent report by a national policy studies institute dedicated to Latino affairs proposes that the cycle of educational failure among Latinos can be broken with more active efforts to recruit, prepare, and retain Latino teachers. This is especially so, it is argued, because of growth of the Latino community. (MSE)

Ohio State University's new president, William E. Kirwan, has taken a strong stand on diversity, hiring consultants to analyze weaknesses in minority-student recruiting and personnel practices, and holding quarterly town meetings on race. Some say this exemplifies the type of commitment white male senior executives need to make if higher…

The appointment of Karla F. C. Holloway, an African American woman, as director of the Duke University (North Carolina) African American Studies program is representative of an institutional effort to stabilize the program and to recruit African American scholars to the institution, across disciplines. During Holloway's interim directorship,…

Project 1000, based at Arizona State University, is attempting to recruit, admit, and graduate Latino and other underrepresented minorities in graduate programs around the country. With 1 application, a student may apply without charge to 7 of 80 participating institutions. The program has recruited over 3,000 Latinos, African Americans, Native…