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Direct linkFlores, Stella M.; Park, Toby J. – Educational Researcher, 2013
The minority-serving institution (MSI) sector has grown considerably since the 1980s, yet we have less empirical information about what currently influences students to enroll in and complete college at these institutions in comparison to their non-MSI counterparts. We evaluate student postsecondary outcomes by race and ethnicity in Texas's large…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Minority Groups, Black Colleges, Ethnicity
Download full textBrown, Edward E., Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
This paper argues that the "pipeline", leading to the production and increase of undergraduate engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related degrees by underrepresented student populations (which include female and AALANA (African American, Latin American and Native American) students), has become more of a "funnel".…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, American Indians, Affirmative Action, Minority Groups
Lee, John Michael, Jr.; Edwards, Kelcey; Menson, Roxanna; Rawls, Anita – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2011
When the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education (subsequently referred to as the commission) convened in fall 2008, the educational landscape was facing a number of issues that the commission's members recognized as formidable challenges to those students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. Summarizing the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Minority Groups, Higher Education, Graduation Rate
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2008
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Improving the Distribution of Teachers in Low-Performing High Schools": Alliance Brief and Event Examine…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Graduation Rate, Minority Groups, Public Education
Forde, Dana – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2008
When North Carolina native Evan Raleigh was in search of the perfect college, he had three things in mind: (1) the strength of the school's academic reputation; (2) the size of the school; and (3) the school's location and proximity to home. He found all three in the form of Wake Forest University. But Raleigh, who received a full academic…
Descriptors: Mentors, Reputation, Credits, Minority Groups
Aragon, Steven R.; Perez, Mario Rios – New Directions for Student Services, 2006
The number of students of color transferring to and completing degrees at four-year, non research-extensive universities continues to increase. However, research-extensive universities struggle with recruiting and retaining students of color. This chapter discusses one initiative developed by a research-extensive university focused on increasing…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2009
The changing composition of Nevada's population in the next twenty years will have many ramifications for NSHE (Nevada System of Higher Education) institutions, particularly in terms of the recruitment and retention of minority students and faculty. According to the Nevada State Demographer, minority groups in Nevada will continue to grow at a…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Ethnicity, Employees, Graduation Rate
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2004
The Access and Equity Program vision is to achieve educational equity for all students and faculty in higher education. Success in college should not be affected by a student's race. Minority enrollment should be at least proportional to the minority population in South Carolina and minority graduation rates should be comparable to the graduation…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Minority Groups
Gerald, Danette; Haycock, Kati – Education Trust, 2006
The nation's 50 flagship universities serve disproportionately fewer low-income and minority students than in the past, according to this fifth report in the Education Trust's series on college results. Students in the entering and graduating classes at these schools look less and less like the state populations those universities were created to…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Minority Groups, Enrollment Rate, Tuition
Connecticut Department of Higher Education (NJ1), 2006
Increasing the participation of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 "Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education." The minority groups defined by the plan are:…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Public Colleges
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Alliance Releases Teacher Paper: Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers; (2) A…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Master Teachers, Minority Groups, Public Education
Smith, Buffy – Multicultural Education, 2004
In this article, the author talks about the disproportionate gap in the graduation rates in colleges and universities, which highlights the need for the higher education community to rethink strategies for improving the retention of students of color. To increase the graduation rates of students of color, the author suggests addressing the issue…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Graduation Rate, Affirmative Action
