College personnel professionals use a variety of strategies to recruit and retain minority group students. The following programs and approaches are described: (1) student monitoring; (2) faculty mentoring; (3) referral for tutoring and remediation; (4) encouragement of participation in minority student activities; (5) peer mentoring; (6) early…

Institutions must understand the characteristics of different Hispanic cultures so they can plan successful recruitment and retention strategies. The following factors are discussed: (1) national subgroups; (2) socioeconomic differences; (3) intra- and intercultural separation; and (4) the role of the family as a unifying factor in all groups.…

A six-week University of Virginia residential summer program exposing minority college students to the rigors of medical school has been highly successful in increasing recruitment and retention of minorities. Cooperation with a consortium that includes historically black colleges and universities has been a key program element. Lack of minority…

Issues in the recruitment and retention of minority graduate students are examined in interview format. Issues include the funding and administration of graduate programs, faculty attitudes, the effectiveness of affirmative action efforts, institutional incentives for faculty and departmental involvement, and difficulties in convincing public…

The ban on affirmative action in college and university admissions has stimulated law schools to recruit underrepresented minorities more aggressively, in some cases producing more competition for historically black institutions. Declines in law school minority enrollments are also attributed to student preferences for other areas of study, such…

Discusses the development of highly competitive business schools at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the last decade, focusing on accreditation, the search for qualified Black male students, the grooming of Black Ph.D.s, and measurements of competitiveness. Provides statistics on the number of business degrees conferred by…

Decreases in the number of Black men entering college have raised concern about their status in American society. Educators cite deep-seated economic and sociological factors, with implications for Black family and social structures, and have attempted to reverse the trend through active recruitment of Black males for college enrollment. (AF)

As University of California officials announced admissions results for the fall, it appeared that increasing competition for seats at the university, rising tuition costs, and continued controversy over the role of race in admissions were conspiring to reduce the slots offered to African American students at UC-Berkeley. At the same time, the…

Collaborative efforts between businesses and schools to improve schooling are increasingly hampered by budgetary constraints. Despite the success of such consortia as the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), there is clear need for increased commitment on the Federal, state, and municipal levels for cooperative…

To increase the number of African American men with doctorates in the sciences, the "100 Black Men" group and the "National Consortium for Educational Access" have begun a fellowship program. The program provides $6,000 stipends annually for graduate study. There are currently 11 fellows in institutions across the United…

This article describes a new program which will link 38 public, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with about 2 dozen doctoral-producing institutions to provide early identification of potential black graduate students. It will also provide fellowships to support students through at least three years of doctoral study. (MSE)

Some colleges and universities claim they can't find "eligible" African-American undergraduates to recruit into science and engineering graduate programs. Those that find and enroll students sometimes fail to graduate them. Experts who are succeeding say it is primarily a matter of will. Statistical and anecdotal information are used in…

Articles on Black college faculty recruitment and retention and student financial aid examines these issues: senior Black faculty and diversity issues, recruiting Black faculty to small towns, the supply of doctorates, doctoral fellowship programs targeting minorities, financial aid information on the Internet, and an online college…

The federal court decision in Hopwood versus the State of Texas, in which the court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in law school admission, is forcing universities to reexamine their reliance on standardized tests as admission criteria. Reduced use of test scores can then allow more active recruitment of top minority students. (MSE)

Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, created the Meyerhoff Program to increase the number of African American males earning doctorates, and ultimately to increase minority faculty in engineering, medicine, and the sciences. Program features include mentoring, leadership training, and early intervention…