Program to train black veterans to teach in inner-city elementary schools. (HS)

Fifteen of the top 50 law firms in the United States with less than one percent Black lawyers in the firm are listed. (JMD)

Discusses why an explosion of options for students to earn college credit while still in high school underscores the progress in creating a seamless K-16 educational system and demonstrates that academic challenges provided by college-level courses can be an inspiration, not a barrier. (EV)

Making certain that minority groups are well represented in student bodies is often difficult, as in the case of the University of Michigan where the student body numbers over 40,000. (HS)

Changes in the world of higher education since the '60s can be captured in several photographs, including the aftermath of the war protest rally at Kent State, James Meredith with the National Guard, Allan Bakke beside a patient's bed, and the Asian student in Beijing who challenged government tanks. (MLW)

Considers the guide on high-stakes testing issued by the federal Office for Civil Rights, including the controversy which ensued upon release of the first draft, changes in the subsequent version, and the issue of differences in educational achievement among ethnic and racial groups of which differences in standardized test scores may be…

Ethnic studies are focused on the problems, history, culture, customs, values, and politics of white ethnic groups in America. (Author/PG)

Jewish studies have split into two camps. The one camp is the ethnic and the other is the academic. The crisis of ethnic studies arose because the ethnics ignored the disciplines of the academy, and because the academy found a way to segregate the ethnics. (MLW)

Describes a college in New York that offers a 1-year program of higher education in evening classes for disadvantaged students. (HS)

Presents the emotion-packed stories of Adriena Valerie Sims and Oscar Green, the first black students to be admitted to the University of Georgia and Rutgers University. (HS)

A student at Lehman College describes student reaction to the threat of loss of free tuition and open admissions at New York City University. To money managers, he contends, they represent a "noble tradition," to students economic necessities. (Editor/JT)

A list of precollege programs that help Hispanic students stay in school and succeed in the courses necessary for educational and occupational success is presented. Early intervention programs, organization programs, and scholarship programs are discussed.

Many changes in college enrollment patterns have occurred since 1982. Three variables that affect enrollment include: differential fertility among population groups, a state's ability to retain students to high school graduation, and the number of a state's high school graduates who leave the state for college. (MLW)