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• Select Alabama Moves Greek Rush To Encourage Racial Integration

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  Alabama Moves Greek Rush To Encourage Racial Integration

  From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 17, Issue 6)

  May 11, 2000286 words Brief article TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama is moving its fraternity and sorority recruitment season partly to encourage racial integration among Greek organizations. Beginning in the fall, Greek rush will start in...
• Select THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

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  THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

  Author:MICHELE N-K COLLISONFrom:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 16, Issue 10)

  July 8, 19991,736 words Article Minority college students are often overlooked by engineering programs due to poor performance on standardized tests or lack of necessary preparation. Dual degree programs, such as those at the Georgia Tech/Atlanta...
• Select In bids to increase minority enrollments, colleges deal with reality and perceptions

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  In bids to increase minority enrollments, colleges deal with reality and perceptions

  Author:Leo ReisbergFrom:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 45, Issue 30)

  Apr. 2, 19991,996 words Article Colleges seeking to improve racial diversity cannot find it by awarding big scholarships to black students because they are reluctant to enroll in predominately white colleges due to feeling of isolation or previous...
• Select What went wrong: why programs failed

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  What went wrong: why programs failed

  Author:Calvin SimsFrom:Science (Vol. 258, Issue 5085) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 13, 19922,768 words Article Ford Madox Ford began his famous novel The Good Soldier with the words: "This is the saddest story I have ever heard." Were he alive today, he might apply that line to the history of America's two-decade-long effort to...
• Select The graduate record

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  The graduate record

  From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 13, Issue 10)

  July 11, 1996703 words Article The U.S. Department of Education has issued a list of 100 top degree producing institutions showing their graduate record for colored students in various disciplines. Based on surveys, the premier institutions are ranked...
• Select RETURN MIGRATION OF ETHNIC TURKISH YOUTH TO TURKISH UNIVERSITIES

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  RETURN MIGRATION OF ETHNIC TURKISH YOUTH TO TURKISH UNIVERSITIES

  Authors:Birsen Sahin Kutuk, Nurtac Ergun, Sevgi Coban, and Gonca Gokalp AlpaslanFrom:Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal (Vol. 46, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20183,574 words Report 1430LWe examined the return migration of ethnic Turkish youth who were living in European countries to universities in Turkey. We conducted semistructured interviews with 27 students who had come to Turkey from Western...
• Select Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement equivalence of the Noctcaelador Inventory across three ethnic groups

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  Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement equivalence of the Noctcaelador Inventory across three ethnic groups

  Author:William E. KellyFrom:Journal of Instructional Psychology (Vol. 35, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20082,096 words Report 1230LThis study examined the reliability, factorial validity, and measurement equivalence of the Noctcaelador Inventory (NI) among three ethnic groups of college students. Participants included 200 Whites, 200 African...
• Select The effort--outcome gap: differences for African American and Hispanic community college students in student engagement and academic achievement

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  The effort--outcome gap: differences for African American and Hispanic community college students in student engagement and academic achievement

  Authors:Thomas G. Greene, C. Nathan Marti, and Kay McClenneyFrom:Journal of Higher Education (Vol. 79, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  September-October 20089,225 words Report 1520LLittle in higher education seems more intractable than the access and achievement gaps between ethnic groups. White students consistently outdistance African Americans and Hispanics in both enrollment and academic...
• Select Under construction: building the engineering pipeline: the boot camp mentality in engineering programs has lessened over the years as many schools struggle to retain their minority students

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  Under construction: building the engineering pipeline: the boot camp mentality in engineering programs has lessened over the years as many schools struggle to retain their minority students

  Author:Ronald RoachFrom:Diverse Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 23, Issue 2)

  Mar. 9, 20061,975 words Article Not since the days of the Sputnik I rocket launch by the former Soviet Union have U.S. policymakers worried so much and so openly about America's competitiveness on the world stage. The United States feared falling...
• Select Student Persistence in a Public Higher Education System

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  Student Persistence in a Public Higher Education System

  Authors:Shouping Hu and Edward P. St. JohnFrom:Journal of Higher Education (Vol. 72, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20016,691 words Article Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences The past two decades witnessed some fundamental changes in American postsecondary educational finance (McPherson & Schapiro, 1991, 1998; Orfield, 1992; St. John, 1994;...
• Select Predicting the use of campus counseling services for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, and White students: problem severity, gender, and generational status

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  Predicting the use of campus counseling services for Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, and White students: problem severity, gender, and generational status

  Authors:Kieran T. Sullivan, Lucila Ramos-Sanchez, and Stephanie D. McIverFrom:Journal of College Counseling (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 20076,242 words Report 1350LThe purpose of the current study was to identify predictors of counseling center use among Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic, and White college students. Findings indicated that female and 2nd-generation students...
• Select Senate hearing held on technology aid for minority-serving institutions. (tech briefs)

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  Senate hearing held on technology aid for minority-serving institutions. (tech briefs)

  Author:Ronald RoachFrom:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 19, Issue 3)

  Mar. 28, 2002170 words Brief article WASHINGTON Several educators and policy-makers testified before a U.S. Senate committee last month on the need for proposed legislation that seeks to provide $250 million in grants to minority-serving institutions to...
• Select "I thought you'd call her white feather": native women and racial microaggressions in doctoral education

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  "I thought you'd call her white feather": native women and racial microaggressions in doctoral education

  Author:Heather J. ShottonFrom:Journal of American Indian Education (Vol. 56, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20177,399 words Report 1330LIt is important to note that overt racist and sexist acts are usually not socially condoned, and such examples in the public discourse are rare. However, it is in private conversations and interactions that racism and...
• Select Bowdoin Uses Scholarships to Increase Racial and Ethnic Student Diversity

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  Bowdoin Uses Scholarships to Increase Racial and Ethnic Student Diversity

  From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 17, Issue 16)

  Sept. 28, 2000211 words Brief article BRUNSWICK, MAINE The racial and ethnic makeup of the student body at Bowdoin College will be more diverse this fall because of two scholarship programs that are counteracting the state's disadvantages in attracting...
• Select Quote of note. (Washington Update)

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  Quote of note. (Washington Update)

  From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 20, Issue 3)

  Mar. 27, 200342 words Brief article "We know from the evidence that the minority students who have studied at world-class institutions like Michigan's live up to our highest aspirations--that they contribute substantially both to our nation and to their...
• Select NSF Gives Grant to Boost Minority Graduate Degree Production

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  NSF Gives Grant to Boost Minority Graduate Degree Production

  From:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 17, Issue 22)

  Dec. 21, 2000155 words Brief article ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A New Mexico alliance is getting a $2.5 million federal grant to increase the number of minority students pursuing advanced degrees in the next five years. The National Science Foundation grant...
• Select Acculturation of Vietnamese Students Living in or Away From Vietnamese Communities

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  Acculturation of Vietnamese Students Living in or Away From Vietnamese Communities

  Authors:Changming Duan and Paul VuFrom:Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development (Vol. 28, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20006,214 words Article A t-test comparison of the acculturation levels of Vietnamese students (members of Vietnamese student associations) living in or away from Vietnamese communities found higher overall acculturation for the former than...
• Select When Academic Support Is Not Enough: Who Are the Students Left Behind?

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  When Academic Support Is Not Enough: Who Are the Students Left Behind?

  Author:Laura JacobiFrom:Research and Teaching in Developmental EducationPeer-Reviewed

  Spring 20228,311 words Report 1480LWhile most students who seek academic support succeed in their courses, some still fail or withdraw. What can we learn about them? In this study, 6,299 undergraduates were enrolled in courses supported with Supplemental...
• Select Science, mathematics, engineering and technology: a clarion call. (Last Word)

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  Science, mathematics, engineering and technology: a clarion call. (Last Word)

  Author:James M. RosserFrom:Black Issues in Higher Education (Vol. 19, Issue 9)

  June 20, 2002581 words Brief article Just as the terrorist attacks on American soil have served as a clarion call to galvanize our nation's resolve to eradicate terrorism on a global basis, we need a similar clarion call in the eradication of educational...
• Select How minority students' experiences differ: what research reveals

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  How minority students' experiences differ: what research reveals

  Author:Beth McMurtrieFrom:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 62, Issue 40)

  July 8, 2016878 words Article 1540LThe design of Duke University's Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity reflects the work that has gone into understanding the student experience, particularly that of underrepresented minorities, and why they are less...