Population declines and concerns over how to pay for a college education contributed to a roughly 9 percent decline in applications to Penn State this year, university officials said.
A commitment to improving the future of marginalized racial, ethnic, and religious groups need not be restricted to a dialogue taking place within the U.S. borders.
Continue reading …Noted economist and demographer Mark Hugo Lopez has explained how a recent surge in Latino students attending U.S. colleges resulted in Hispanics becoming the largest minority group enrolled in four-year institutions.
Continue reading …Trends “have created a marketplace situation where higher education administrators must think differently and evolve in a manner that responds to the needs of individuals, families and our society.”
Continue reading …College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce.
Continue reading …Between now and 2020, the nation’s colleges and universities can expect to recruit among a smaller but decidedly more diverse pool of students, according to a new report.
Continue reading …The face of higher education is rapidly evolving as more middle- to low-class young people find ways to obtain a college degree or technical training.
Continue reading …The key to America’s future economic success relies heavily on closing the educational gap between traditionally disadvantaged, minority students and thriving White students, according to The Alliance for Excellent Education’s new report, released on Monday.
Continue reading …Miami Dade College, the Lumina Foundation, and Excelencia in Education have teamed up to bolster the post-secondary attainment of Latino students.
Continue reading …Common sense suggests that leadership should affect the relation between diversity and group performance, but common sense is frequently wrong and invariably imprecise, according to experts David Kravitz and Renee Yuengling.
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