By Colleen Flaherty. Beyond well-funded individual campus initiatives aimed at increasing the number of underrepresented minority faculty members, experts urge collaboration across institutions and within disciplines. Read more...
27 septembre 2016
29 juin 2016
Data contradicts race claims against top universities
Students from ethnic minority backgrounds are up to six times as likely to get a place at top universities despite accusations of racism, official figures show, as it emerged white students are now under-represented at just under half of institutions, write Javier Espinoza and Jess Staufenberg for The Telegraph. Read more...
14 mai 2016
British universities reach out to new minority: Poor white males
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Taking shelter from the cold and chilly night inside a cavernous gym in a community center in the East London borough of Newham, two dozen teenagers gossip, stretch, and set up hurdles for a track-and-field training session. More...
28 avril 2016
Understanding the Barriers to Success for Minority Students
By Omid Fotuhi - EvoLLLution. While the transition to college is difficult for all students, the lack of social belonging faced by non-traditional minority students can have a lasting negative impact on their academic success. More...
28 avril 2016
Minorities are underrepresented in higher ed professional-level positions
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 23% of working-age adults are ethnic minorities; however, the percentage of minorities in professional positions in higher ed with median salaries of $80,000 or greater is much lower. More...
27 février 2016
Where Are the Minority Professors?
By B. On average, 75 out of every 100 full-time faculty members at four-year colleges are white. Five are black, and even fewer are Hispanic. But that’s not the whole story. Among the higher ranks and at certain types of institutions — say, small, private master’s universities — the faculty is even less diverse. More...
27 février 2016
Many Black Students Don’t Seek Help for Mental-Health Concerns, Survey Finds
By Sarah Brown. African-American students feel less emotionally prepared for college than white students do, and they’re also more likely to keep their worries to themselves, according to the results of a national poll released on Wednesday. More...
27 février 2016
Underrepresented Minorities on the Faculty
By . With the national spotlight focused on diversity in higher education, many institutions are still figuring out how to respond to calls to hire more underrepresented minority professors. Bernard J. Milano, president of the Ph.D. Project — a nonprofit organization committed to diversifying the faculty ranks at the nation’s business schools — talks about how the Ph.D. More...
14 février 2016
Against the odds: how ethnic minority students are excelling at school
By . Students from some ethnic minority groups in Britain such as Chinese, Indian, Black African and Bangladeshi have significantly improved their grades over the last two decades. More...9 février 2016
Revealed: how ethnic minority graduates lose out on jobs
By Jamie Doward. A groundbreaking study identifies significant disparities in life chances among UK students. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)