This report includes information on Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) student enrollments in the context of Nevada's changing demographics. In addition, the report provides data on the recruitment and performance of NSHE students within defined ethnic/racial categories. As required by Board policy, the report also provides data on the…

African-American head coaches among the 112 Division I-A football institutions now number only five, which is attributed to the decline of affirmative action and related policy, and despite lobbying efforts of the Black Coaches Association. The National Collegiate Athletic Association is also working on the problem. The American Football Coaches…

The findings of an analysis of first- through fourth-year students enrolled in the schools and colleges of optometry in 1975-76, conducted by the American Optometric Association, are discussed. Demographic, racial/ethnic background, sex distribution, socioeconomic, and financial resource characteristics of optometric students are described.…

United Methodist-related colleges and universities maintained black enrollment at 9 percent of the total student body consistently during the period 1976-80, keeping pace with the growth in overall enrollment. Many institutions showed a decline in black student enrollment in 1978, with a significant increase in 1980, particularly in the…

Graduation rates of football players and men's and women's basketball players at National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I colleges have reached their lowest level in seven years, with fewer black athletes graduating than at any time since the mid-1980s. Eight universities graduated at least 90% of athletes enrolling between 1989 and…

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has developed enrollment projections to 1995 based on the number of births occurring 20 years earlier. The statewide totals are then used as a starting point for projections for each segment of the higher education community: state owned institutions, community colleges, state related institutions,…

Investigated occupational segregation among male and female minority and male and female nonminority college students in relation to college major. Findings indicated that preoccupational levels of segregation in the form of selection of college majors are not as prevalent as those levels of occupational segregation found in the general workforce.…

The 1983-1984 Student Data Report, which is derived from the Oklahoma Regents' Unitized Data System, is presented. Statistical data and narrative sections cover movement into college, enrollments, student distribution, student progression, and transfer of students. Specific topics include: average annual movement of Oklahoma students into higher…

This study addresses the question of whether a State system of higher education based on different tiers (a community college system and a State university system) provides equal access and opportunity for minority students. Specifically, the study investigates access distribution, retention, and progression of minority students using Florida…

This report consists for the most part of 39 tables of statistics that break out ethnic, racial, and gender distributions in various occupational categories found within New York State colleges and universities during the 1989-90 academic year. Data are given for two- and four-year institutions in the following categories: State University of New…

Historical and current U.S. data are presented on women and minorities both working in health fields and preparing for these fields as students. The 96 statistical tables with accompanying text concern trends in the education and employment of minorities (Part I) and men and women (Part II) for the following health occupations: physicians,…

Information on U.S. and Canadian theological schools for 1986-1987 and previous year trends is presented in narrative and statistical form. Contents include: enrollment trends, 1969-1986; enrollment and graduation of women and minority group students (Blacks, Hispanics, Pacific/Asian Americans); enrollment by individual degree programs; enrollment…

The 1984-1985 Student Data Report, which is derived from the Oklahoma Regents' Unitized Data System, is presented. Statistical data and narrative sections cover movement into college, enrollments, student distribution, student progression, and transfer of students. Specific topics include: average annual movement of Oklahoma students into college…

Reviews literature and discusses results of two national surveys to identify factors influencing participation of women and minorities in science and engineering. Notions of self-concept/self-efficacy, peer influence, and goal commitment, which can be traced to early socialization experiences, may account for most participation disparities by race…

Information on minority participation in U.S. higher education is presented. Educational developments from 1970 through 1983 and projections through 1993 are covered, with attention to enrollments, remedial education, faculty, degrees, and majors, and trends for minorities. Also covered are: desegregation, historically black colleges, the shortage…