Racial/Ethnic Minority Students

Featured Content

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  Minorities in Higher Education: Twenty-Fourth Status Report 2010

  This 2010 edition analyzes the latest racial/ethnic and gender trends in high school completion, college enrollment, persistence, degree completion, faculty, administrators, and presidents. A key finding is that while postsecondary educational attainment continues to flat-line in the United States, attainment rates have dipped for the youngest group (aged 25 to 34). Produced with support from the GE Foundation, this edition also features an in-depth analysis of Hispanics. As immigrants, young adult Hispanics experience a host of barriers to further education. The report calls for a more realistic understanding of the implications of the Hispanic population on the nation’s educational and economic competitiveness.

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  Minorities in Higher Education: Twenty-Fourth Status Report 2010

  This special supplement to the 22nd edition presents the latest data on high school completion and college participation rates, educational attainment rates, and degrees conferred. In each case, information is included for the racial and ethnic groups for whom data is available for the years reported.

Previous Content

• May 16, 2013

  Report Finds Demographics of College Graduates Do Not Reflect Changes in Overall Student Body

  A new analysis from ACE finds that individuals who earned their baccalaureate degrees in 2007-08 were not nearly as racially diverse as the overall undergraduate student body.

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  July 24, 2012

  Undergraduate Degrees Conferred, by Field of Study and Race/Ethnicity: 2009-2010

  The Center for Policy Analysis is responsible for the content in ACE Fact Sheets on Higher Education.

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  June 11, 2012

  ACE Board of Directors Resolution on Diversity

  Resolution approved by the ACE Board of Directors in June 2012 to preserve, support and enhance diversity on college and university campuses.

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  March 17, 2012

  Degree and Enrollment Status of 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students in Spring 2009, by Degree Aspiration & Institution at Entrance, by Race, and by Family Income & Dependency

  The Center for Policy Analysis is responsible for the content in ACE Fact Sheets on Higher Education.

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  October 1, 2011

  Minorities in Higher Education: 2011 Supplement

  Raising the education level of the overall U.S. population requires closing the educational gaps among racial/ethnic groups and by gender. Although the members of the younger generation of some racial/ethnic groups are more likely to attain college degrees than their predecessors, that is not the case across all groups. Other findings include: the high school completion rate for young people has not improved much, and college enrollment gaps have widened among racial/ethnic groups during the past two decades.

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  September 17, 2009

  Minorities in Higher Education: 2009 Supplement

  Closing the educational gaps among racial/ethnic groups and by gender is essential for raising the education level of the overall U.S. population. However, the 2009 supplement finds that gaps among these groups remain substantial, and for some races/ethnicities the younger generation is less likely to attain college degrees than its predecessors. Other highlights include: the high school completion rate for young people has been at a standstill, while college enrollment gaps have widened among racial/ethnic groups during the past two decades.

• Minority Status Report on Hold Due to Changes in Education Department Reporting

  Minority Status Report on Hold due to Changes in Education Department Reporting.

Other Campus Diversity and Inclusion Topics

• Racial/Ethnic Minority Students
• Gender Equity
• Diversity in Leadership

Advocacy Activity

• College Board Releases Guide to Upcoming Supreme Court Decision in Fisher v. UT

  May 13, 2013

• New Issue Brief Explores African American and Hispanic College Attainment Gaps

  November 28, 2012

• ACE Submitting U.S. Supreme Court Brief Supporting University of Texas Admissions Policy

  August 13, 2012

Events

• Racial/Ethnic Minority Students

  Institute on Internationalization at HBCUs

  July 18, 2013, Washington, District of Columbia