This article presents this year's Top 100 institutions that conferred the most bachelor's degrees to students of color in academic year 2009-2010. It shows the total number of bachelor's degrees for a specific minority group or for total minorities, with subtotals for women and men in that ethnic group. The author also includes the prior year…

Examines economist Finis Welch's hypothesis that the observed convergence in earnings between Blacks and Whites is due primarily to similar productivity characteristics between young Black and White workers. Argues that although among employed Black and White youths earnings may be similar, data on higher joblessness among Blacks overturn the…

Based on enrollment data obtained from the Federal government, finds significantly greater Black representation in higher education in those states where historically Black institutions are located. Discusses the dilemma of how to racially desegregate Black colleges and universities without reducing overall Black participation in higher education.…

Presents statistics on the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, discussing the following: the black/white higher-education equality issue, statistics measuring the state of racial inequality, African-American doctoral degrees at an all-time high, the pay scale of faculty at black colleges and universities, and…

A government study found that Black men's earnings lag behind those of White men. However, their monetary returns for each year of education are as high as those for White men. It was also reported that on-the-job training does not pay off as well for Blacks. (CT)

Reviews the findings of two national surveys of the education directors of local affiliates of the National Urban League to identify educational priorities. Compares these findings with those of the ninth annual Gallup Poll of public attitudes toward the schools. (EF)

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education, focusing on the black-white higher education equality index; statistics that measure the state of racial inequality; students and faculty from black African nations at U.S. colleges and universities; and the pay scale of faculty at black…

Fifteen of the top 50 law firms in the United States with less than one percent Black lawyers in the firm are listed. (JMD)

Black colleges contribute significantly to the development of Black doctorates: fifty-five percent of the 8,232 Blacks who were granted doctoral degrees between 1975 and 1980 had received their baccalaureates from predominantly Black colleges. (AOS)

A statistical overview shows improvement in income levels of married-couple families, educational attainment and enrollment, and home ownership among Blacks in the 1970s, but also reveals setbacks influenced by high Black unemployment, sharply increasing divorce and separation rates, and a rise in households maintained by females. (CMG)

Reviews trends in Black economic progress and compares data for Black and White families. Describes how structural changes in families and income inequalities are symptoms of a growing Black underclass. Calls for policies to reduce joblessness among underclass men and increase child support by absentee fathers. (MW)

Examines data on marriage, childbearing, divorce, educational attainment, and income level among young Blacks. Suggests that the phenomenon of early marriage among Blacks is widespread and merits more attention than it currently receives. (Author/MJL)

Ranks the 26 leading U.S. universities according to their relative success in attracting, enrolling, and graduating African American students as well as their progress in bringing black professors to their campuses. Universities are ranked according to a blending of 13 widely accepted quantitative measures of institutional racial integration. Duke…

Presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in institutions of higher education in the United States. Contains a black/white educational equality index and reports on students and faculty at black colleges and universities. (SLD)

Presents statistical data on the progress of African Americans in higher education, highlighting: the black-white higher education equality index; statistics measuring the state of racial inequality; and African American doctorates reaching an all-time high (doctorates awarded by historically black universities, lack of black doctorates in many…