Students entering higher education need to integrate themselves into a new study community. Those coming from minority ethnic backgrounds may experience this phase more intensely since they may feel themselves to be different or consider that they are being treated differently. This article approaches ethnic identity as a dynamic concept. The…

Results of an annual survey include the numbers and percentages of all medical school graduates obtaining or not obtaining residencies, by gender and ethnic/racial background and their current activities, by residency specialty or other activity (including research, non-medical activity, and year off). (MSE)

"Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America," a report about the interrelationships among self-esteem, education, and career aspirations in adolescent girls and boys in today's society, received widespread attention on its release. The American Association of University Women asked the Academy for Educational Development to review the…