University of Florida Concerned about Inability to Reach Minority...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 9, 2001 ;     700+ words ......state's premier public university yet...best private and public universities -- putting UF in...difficult to identify minority students. For example, they...the state's 11 public universities that had a drop...there are 7,728 minority students on a campus ...

Top Public Universities "Engines of Inequality," Says Education Trust

The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education;  January 29, 2007 ;     435 words ......low-income and minority students than in the...prestigious public universities result in...low-income and minority students are preparing...prestigious public university...access for minority students, and gaps...

KENTUCKY LOOKS FOR WAY TO RETAIN MINORITY STUDENTS

Evansville Courier & Press;  April 10, 2006 ;     519 words ......Education reveals that while more minority students are enrolled in state colleges than...graduating. The study shows the number of minority students enrolled at state schools has risen...study also shows the dropout rate of minority students has risen from 28.5 percent to 30...

Handbook offers minority students guide to life on campus

University Wire;  February 5, 1998 ;     683 words ......Succeed on a Majority Campus: A Guide for Minority Students, of what minority students often experience at a predominantly white...and false," Levey said. "Many times, minority students think about themselves as different...

REPORT: COLLEGE POLICIES FAILING TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY MINORITY STUDENTS IN...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  November 20, 2002 ;     424 words ......guarantee admission to public universities for top high school...in a draft report. Minority students in those three states...that the number of minority students attending the most prestigious public universities will decrease, Commission...action in admissions at ...

More Minorities Prepare for Public Universities in Florida.

The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  May 4, 2002 ;     683 words ......JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Public universities that saw minority enrollment...are up particularly for minority students, leading the 13-member...boost the low levels of minority students who use the Florida Virtual...universities to recruit minority students. That includes ...

Flagship institutions serve Whiter, wealthier student body, study...

Diverse Issues in Higher Education;  December 14, 2006 ;     454 words ......Diminishing Equity in the Nation's Premier Public Universities, shows how students in entering and...when more and more low-income and minority students are preparing for college, it is...commitment to access for low-income and minority students. The University of Georgia, for ...

CAMPUS FORUM TO LOOK AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES' ROLE IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 16, 2007 ;     279 words ......still serving the public interest? Are low-income and minority students losing access? What are the consequences as these...issues of college access and choice for low-income and minority students. His work has been honored by prominent higher education...Inequity: Diminishing Equity in the ...

OPINION DIVIDED ON RACE RELATIONS AT UW, MORE MINORITY STUDENTS THAN...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  April 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Wisconsin State Journal Many more minority students than whites at UW-Madison -- over...university experience more highly than minority students, a recent survey found. In the classroom...differences along racial lines continued. Minority students gave lower ratings to the quality...

UC to use special recruiting to retain minority students.(Originated from...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 2, 1998 ;     700+ words ......use special recruiting to retain minority students already admitted for next fall, and...Responding to a sharp decline in minority students admitted at Berkeley andLos Angeles...fund aimed especially at keeping minority students in the system. Among the tactics...

Low expectations blamed for lagging minority students

University Wire;  October 19, 1999 ;     440 words ......Board report released Sunday said minority students are falling behind in all levels...social and institutional factors. Minority students fall prey to educators' self-fulfilling...to address everyday experiences of minority students, the study states. Without that link...

Number of minority students at U. Nebraska increased

University Wire;  October 25, 2000 ;     524 words ......LINCOLN, Neb. -- The number of minority students at the University of Nebraska-Linco...increase in the proportion of minority students compared to total enrollment...slight, the actual number of minority students at UNL did increase by 4...

Inequality in public universities

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Inequality in public universities JAMES AHEARN...Editions THE BEST PUBLIC universities in America...low-income and minority students while substantially...s Premier Public Universities," was the...low-income and minority high school...research-oriented ...

Strangers on a strange campus.(college recruiting of top minority...

U.S. News & World Report;  May 1, 2000 ;     664 words ......forecast. Snow? In mid-April? With 70 minority students coming to visit Maine from Kentucky...palpable at campuses trying to woo top minority students--especially remote schools like Bowdoin...urban high schools, flies dozens of minority students in for visits, and touts the ...

Minority students lose ground

Daily Breeze;  September 1, 2002 ;     404 words ...Minority students lose ground At issue: What can be done to help minority students, particularly Latinos, boost scores on the...SAT) results are far from encouraging for minority students. While students nationwide raised their scores...