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Tag: Data
News Roundup
APLU and AAU Receive $191,000 National Science Foundation Grant
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) received a $191,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF’s funding would go towards developing guidelines for universities to establish policies and procedures to ensure the public has access to federally funded data, according to a press release. Last […]
December 11, 2019
News Roundup
Women Now the Majority of U.S. Medical Students, AAMC Data Reveals
For the first time in history, women comprise the majority of enrolled medical students in the U.S. at 50.5%, according to 2019 data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). With an increase of 2.6% between 2015 and 2018, the number of female medical students has been continually rising in recent years. […]
December 10, 2019
Students
UTSA’s Urban Education Institute Brings Data, Support to Local Education Stakeholders
Former Texas state representative Dr. Michael Villarreal is working to make the new Urban Education Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) a trusted community partner for education stakeholders looking to improve educational attainment, outcomes and economic earnings for San Antonio’s students.
February 15, 2019
News Roundup
Black and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Still Larger Than Whites Nationwide
For the third quarter of 2018, recent data collected by economic analyst Janelle Jones showed that the unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic workers continue to be high in comparison to White workers statewide. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the areas with the highest African-American unemployment rates were in Washington, D.C. (12.4 percent), followed by […]
October 30, 2018
HBCUs
Meharry Medical College Launches Data Science Institute
Meharry Medical College launched a new Data Science Institute last week that will shed insight into health challenges and disparities and fuel innovation in treating minority and underserved populations. Led by Amy M. Andrade, senior advisor to the president for technology and innovation and assistant vice president of research at Meharry, the institute includes more […]
September 19, 2018
Students
ATD Summit Helps Colleges Use Data for Student Success
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Leaders and representatives from 81 colleges and university systems gathered for Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) fourth annual Data and Analytics Summit to learn best practices for analyzing and utilizing student data to better inform institutional practices and policies.
September 6, 2018
Community Colleges
Conference Identifies Innovative Practices for Community Colleges
Education practitioners gathered at the 2018 League for Innovation in the Community College Conference on Monday to discuss and promote innovation in teaching and learning across the community college landscape.
March 19, 2018
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