Tag: Pew Research Center

Campus Climate

A Case for Multiracial Student Unions: Embracing Demographic Trends

It is inescapable that the demographics in the United States student population is trending multiracial. Improving the experience will require new approaches by educators and administrators. Campus culture must change and evolve to address and support the needs of multicultural students as they struggle with identity development and search for a sanctuary to congregate, learn, and prosper in academia.

October 9, 2019

Opinion

‘Go Back to Your Country’ A Direct Threat to US Higher Education

U.S. academic institutions need to fight messages of hate and bigotry, and engage in an open conversation across their communities about racism and xenophobia that seem to be escalating in certain circles of the American society.

August 20, 2019

Latinx

Pew Study: Faculty-Student Diversity Divide Persists

Faculty are slowly becoming more racially and ethnically diverse – but not nearly as diverse as their students, a Pew Research Center study found.

August 14, 2019

News Roundup

Pew on Media Landscape: Facebook, Google Crippling Newsrooms

The Pew Research Center has released its annual assessment, the State of the News Media, and the news is not good. Among key findings reported by Pew: •Digital ad revenue has grown exponentially, but a majority goes to Facebook (40 percent) and Google (12 percent) rather than to publishers. •U.S. newspaper print circulation reached its […]

July 26, 2019

News Roundup

Pew Survey: 73 Percent of Americans Say Race, Ethnicity Should Not Be Considered In Admissions

According to findings from a new Pew Research Center survey, 73 percent of Americans say colleges and universities should not consider race or ethnicity when making student admissions decisions. Seven percent say race should be a significant factor in college admissions decisions, whereas 19 percent say it should be a minor factor. More specifically, 78 […]

February 28, 2019

African-American

ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students

The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee makes the Memphis-based school one of several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country that offers students an education and military training to become a commissioned officer in the United States armed forces.

September 12, 2018

News Roundup

Big Jump in Job Program for Foreign Graduates of US Colleges

WASHINGTON— A program that allows foreign students to stay in the United States for temporary employment after graduation has expanded significantly over a dozen years as technical companies stepped up hiring of science and engineering majors, according to a report released Thursday. The study by Pew Research Center in Washington comes as colleges and universities […]

May 10, 2018

Women

Why Colleges Must Fight the Wage Gap

The saying goes, “You should never wake a sleeping baby.” Today, the average wage gap between women and men is almost 80 cents to the dollar. If the “baby” is gender inequality in the workforce, the U.S. has done an exceptional job of keeping the baby asleep.

March 15, 2018

Latinx

Experts Determined to Boost Hispanic Business-oriented Ph.D. Attainment

Hispanics remain underrepresented in academe, particularly in terms of business Ph.D. attainment.

April 24, 2016

Home

Theological Leaders Concerned About Exodus of Millennials

At a community forum in Atlanta, organized by the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE), church leaders considered what the future of the Christian church and its many denominations will be in the United States.

September 15, 2015