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Profiling Latinos

by Deborah Santiago, September 29, 2009

By 2025, 22 percent of the U.S. college-age population will be Latino, a level already exceeded in four states: California, Florida, New York, and Texas. However, today, only 7 percent of college-age Latinos (ages 18 to 24) have earned an associate degree or higher compared with 9 percent of Blacks,

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Implementing the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act and its Impact on Latinos

by Deborah Santiago, September 23, 2009

This past week the House of Representatives passed landmark legislation to overhaul student college loan programs and redirect billions in projected savings to student aid and other education programs. Among its most significant changes, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (HR 3221) would eliminate the bank-based Family Federal Education

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Diversity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, June 5, 2009

Why is it that people assume that Historically White Institutions are diverse, yet in the same breath assume that Historically Black Institutions are not?  And, when I say people -- I mean all kinds of people -- of various racial and ethnic backgrounds.  If you take a look at the

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In the World of HBCUs, Research Must Inform Practice

by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, August 6, 2008

Quite often students and others ask me why I do research -- What's the purpose?  Does it make change?  Am I doing research to fill journals and books that very few people read?  The answer for me and most of my faculty colleagues is "No"!  Most of us became faculty

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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