The question for higher education is no longer "What should be in the plan for diversity?" but rather "How is that plan implemented successfully?" Many institutions are turning to senior diversity officers to lead campus diversity as it relates to students, faculty and staff. A review of recent higher education job listings…

In Alabama, scholarship money has been allocated to a historically black university to recruit white students, but little has been done to recruit minority faculty at mostly white institutions. A community college that feels it could enhance black university enrollments has had its enrollment and evening scheduling restricted. (MSE)

Three institutions (Rochester Institute of Technology, California State University at Los Angeles, and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) reveal what it takes to find, hire, and retain faculty of color, raising the bar nationwide for recruiting a diverse faculty. (EV)

The search for college faculty members of color has led one organization to recruit doctoral candidates from the business world. Funded with $6 million in corporate sponsorship, the project subsidizes business professionals' doctoral study, helps run doctoral student associations, and brings students and business school officials to annual…

Describes how, from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, historically Black colleges produced a healthy share of major-league baseball stars. Today, however, facing a dearth of African American talent and a lack of institutional support, HBCU programs are seeking alternative strategies to field competitive teams. (EV)

After a difficult period in the 1960s and 1970s, historically Black institutions are enjoying a renaissance as more academically gifted students are enrolling. Since the 1980s, historically Black institutions have become increasingly skillful at recruiting and enrolling the nation's highest-achieving Black high school students. (JM)

In its Oct. 23, 2003, publication, Black Issues In Higher Education identified the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as one of a group of universities that have made progress in recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse faculty. As gratifying as that recognition is, it speaks to only part of our intended mission. To be fully successful,…

Renting space to host conferences and meetings has become an important source of income for colleges and universities and serves the institution's community. Few institutions have stand-alone conference facilities, but most have some facilities for groups to rent. Summer is a prime period for using empty housing facilities. Student recruitment…

Describes how, with the lure of tuition assistance and academic support, South Carolina's "Call Me Mister" program seeks to increase the number of Black male teachers in the state's public school system. (EV)

Reviews the opportunities available in the field of agriculture for African American students and notes efforts of the 136 colleges of agriculture to publicize their offerings and recruit students. Profiles six black leaders in agriculture, highlighting their achievements in research and aid to developing countries. A table provides data on annual…

Because federal construction sites must now undergo archaeological analysis, an unprecedented number of discoveries are being made about African American history, pointing up the lack of cultural diversity in anthropologists. Efforts are being made to recruit minority students into the field and provide adequate support for their progress. (MSE)

Describes how outreach and diversity efforts appear to be paying off as some colleges and universities experience record minority student enrollments this fall. (EV)

Discusses how Black educators say too few young Blacks, regardless of whether they attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or majority White institutions, are choosing physics as an undergraduate major or a career with the acquisition of a Ph.D. Explores the role that HBCUs, collaboration with the federal government, and Black…

Given the surging growth in the U.S. Latino population in recent years, nowhere have those increases been occurring faster than in the southeast. North Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia, for example, have seen population increases between 300 and 400 percent since the early 1990s. Naturally, Latino community leaders and state officials have been…

Loyola College (Maryland) typifies the struggle at many Catholic colleges and universities to embrace the Catholic heritage while reaching out for a racially diverse and Catholic student population. Despite enhanced recruitment and student aid for minority applicants, institutional image may be a hindrance. (Author/MSE)