Reports study findings indicating that the share of college and university presidencies held by women doubled from 1986 to 1998, and that of African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and American Indian presidents rose by 40 percent. Graphs detail findings concerning presidents' characteristics, percentage of women and minority presidents by…

Activists say colleges have a tendency to view all Asian Americans as a "model minority" succeeding without need for affirmative action. Demographic diversity of Asian Americans raises complex questions for institutions, who are unable to provide for needs of refugees, recent immigrants, and native-born Americans in two dozen ethnic…

Charges that some elite colleges may be purposefully limiting the admission of persons of Asian descent are discussed. The charges, based largely on admissions statistics, have proved difficult to substantiate. The academic interests of Asian students are weighted toward science, making competition for admission in that area more difficult. (MLW)

Woman scholars at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians called for a new "multi-cultural approach" that would weave the lives of Hispanic, Black, Asian-American, and American Indian women into women's history and into United States history. (MLW)

Enrollments of American Indians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics, whites, and foreign college students in 1992 are presented for each state and the District of Columbia.A map also indicates the percentage of each state's enrollment that is minority. (MSE)

After more than five decades of racial integration and four decades of affirmative action, most of the nation's colleges and universities have not come close to eliminating the performance gap that separates many black, Hispanic, and Native American students from their white and Asian-American counterparts. Although some colleges say they are…

Enrollments for 1990 by ethnicity (American Indian, Asian American, African American, Hispanic, white, and foreign) are tabulated for each of 3,000 higher education institutions. Minorities accounted for 19.2 percent of all college students, up 10 percent since 1988 in comparison to a rise of 3.8 percent among white, non-Hispanic students. Asian…

The college outlook is grim for blacks 25 years after James Meredith became the first black to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Both Hispanics and Asian-Americans are misunderstood by college officials, and too little attention has been focused on community colleges, the institutions that serve the most minority students. (MLW)

Presents data on college enrollment numbers by racial/ethnic group (American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American, Black, Hispanic American, White) and for foreign students by state, and proportions of each group enrolled, by institution. The data are from an annual federal survey of enrollment. (MSE)

The Advanced Placement Program has become a "program of academic opportunity" for students in high schools that enroll large numbers of minority groups. These schools are raising the expectations of minority students and helping them achieve higher goals, and they are bringing them into professional and graduate schools. (MLW)

An annual national survey shows that black enrollment in colleges and universities grew more slowly than other minority groups' enrollment and that Hispanic and Asian American enrollments grew most. Summary enrollment data for racial and ethnic groups in each state are presented, with one-year changes indicated at the national level. (MSE)

In the fall of 1986, almost 18 percent of the 12.5 million students enrolled in colleges were non-Whites, with the largest increases among Asians and Hispanics. In 10 years, the number of minority students has increased by one-third overall. (MSE)

Tables are provided showing the numbers of American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White students, as well as foreign students, in colleges and universities in fall 1982. The data were collected by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. (MLW)

Resentment toward Asians on college campuses springs from many sources, including trade-war concerns, language barriers, the "model-minority" myth, and other stereotypes. Advocacy groups and student organizations are attempting to combat bias with activism. (MSE)

In fall 1988, minorities were 18.4 percent of the 13 million total enrollment. The large gains since 1978 are encouraging, but minority enrollment still lags behind Whites. Minority group (American Indians, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and foreign) and White subtotals for all 3,100 institutions surveyed are presented. (MSE)