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Equity Chase: Efforts Narrow Racial Disparities in College Study Abroad

As public discourse increases around issues of equity getting into college, succeeding there and landing a good job after, some researchers are studying racial disparities in often-overlooked areas such as study abroad.

April 17, 2019

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Ashe Scholar Committed to Serving Others

During Khari Blasingame’s freshman year at Vanderbilt University, he was already speaking to academic support counselor Elizabeth Wright about graduate school. This year’s Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar has not wavered in his commitment to addressing systemic inequities in health care, and his long-term goal is to become a leader in health care administration.

April 4, 2019

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Study: States Lagging in Black Enrollment, Graduation at Public Colleges

Racial disparities and inequities persist in the enrollment and graduation of Black students at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities relative to their state populations, according to a research report released Wednesday by The Education Trust.

March 6, 2019

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ACE Study: Racial Equity Gaps Still Plague Higher Ed

In a matter of seconds, University of Maryland higher education professor Dr. Sharon L. Fries-Britt picked off one of the biggest elephants in the room and extended a data-heavy conversation from the head to the heart.

February 14, 2019

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Report Shows Varied Progress in Achieving Equality in NYC

A new report by the City University of New York (CUNY) highlights a complicated narrative about equality in New York City. Overall citywide levels of inequality improved slightly compared to the 2015 baseline, with positive and negative results across certain areas.

December 28, 2018

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USC Race Center Issues Report Card on Black Student Equity

A new study by the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center paints a grim picture of inequity for the 900,000 African-American undergraduate students at public institutions of higher learning across the nation.

September 24, 2018

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Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment

Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.

June 18, 2018

Study: Black and Hispanic Students Get Lower Return on Higher Ed Investment

Black and Hispanic graduates would have received 1 million more bachelor’s degrees between 2013 and 2015 if the share of their credentials were at parity with their White peers, according to a recent analysis by Center for American Progress.

May 25, 2018

Panel Dissects Role of Suspensions in School-To-Prison Pipeline

Statistics abounded Wednesday evening during a panel discussion titled “School to Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Public Education” co-sponsored by New America, the National Black Child Development Institute and the Greater Washington Urban League,

May 17, 2018

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Report: Focus on Part-Time Students to Close Achievement Gaps

A new report this week from the Education Advisory Board encourages community colleges to increase support for part-time students in order to achieve equity and reduce the nearly 20-percentage-point achievement gap between White and minority students.

April 30, 2018

From Pain to Power

Over time, we’ve witnessed a concerted effort to denounce the undeniable racial disparities resulting from America’s addiction to punishment. What often is missing is an emphasis on the voices and experiences of victims and their families, particularly victims of color.

April 12, 2018

Study: Blacks Much Less Likely to Take Part in Health Research Studies

Racial and ethnic minorities, especially African-Americans, are significantly less likely to participate in health-related research than Whites, according to a new study from Ball State University.

April 10, 2018

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