This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation and enrollment trends, and degrees conferred for the period 1972-1992. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The report also includes a special…

This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation, college enrollment, degrees conferred, and employment in higher education for the period 1973-1993. Major data sources were reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The…

This report provides an overview of the available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation, college enrollment, degrees conferred, and employment in higher education for the period 1974-1994. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Education Statistics. The…

Minority enrollments in higher education plateaued in the 1970s and, especially with blacks, have declined ever since. The consequence of such decline at the undergraduate level has a "ripple effect" seen in reduced numbers of graduate students, professional students, and those available to fill faculty and administrative positions. (MLW)

The education and economic status of Blacks and Hispanics is the foremost crisis facing the United States today. The viability of this nation as a participant in the global economy is directly related to its solution. Supporting these statements is a demographic analysis of the current economic and education situation. The following related topics…

Affirmative action issues in selecting and retaining minority faculty and college staff are discussed. Historical and political developments affecting job openings for minorities are briefly reviewed, along with demographic trends concerning the number of minorities of college-going age and their rate of college attendance. Myths about affirmative…

This report presents the latest available racial and ethnic data concerning high school completion rates, college participation rates, college enrollments, and degree completions. It also presents projections on the numbers of high school graduates, from a study conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and the College…

The latest available data as of the end of 1989 is presented on the progress of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians in postsecondary education. Statistics have been compiled on high school completion, college participation, and college completion obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of the Census…

This report updates information on trends in the participation of Hispanics, American Indians, Asian Americans, and African Americans in colleges and universities. Included are data concerning high school completion rates, college participation rates, undergraduate and graduate enrollments, and degree completion. Because the Hispanic population is…

This report provides an overview of the latest available racial and ethnic data on high school completion rates, college participation and enrollment trends, and degrees conferred. Major data sources are reports of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the National Center for Educational Statistics. The report also includes a special focus on state…

This report uses tables, graphs, and text to summarize 1996-97 data on key indicators of progress by minority groups in American higher education. Data sources included Census Bureau Current Population Reports, the Higher Education General Information and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey reports, and surveys conducted by the…