The initiatives and programs of 15 community colleges, private colleges and universities, and state colleges and universities to enhance the recruitment, education, and retention of minority group students are described, often highlighting the roles of specific individuals. Data are also given on overall and ethnic group enrollments. (MSE)

Increasing Malaysian demand for business education is examined from the perspective of Australia, one of the largest suppliers to the region. Topics discussed include: origins and nature of the demand; Malaysian enrollment patterns in Australia; "twinning programs," in which a Malaysian college and a foreign university collaborate to…

Notes the trend of declining enrollments in undergraduate economic programs in the United States and discusses its impact. Although similar enrollment drops have occurred twice since World War II, this one arrives at a time of academic budget-cutting and a "soft" market for Ph.Ds. Includes statistics and tabular data. (MJP)

The numbers of African Americans and other minorities earning graduate and professional degrees at American colleges and universities (1991-95) increased at rates much higher than those of the general graduate student population. The trend is attributed to recruitment in the 1980s and 1990s. However, some predict the trend will end if the backlash…

Surveyed college faculty, administrators, and students about their feelings on campus diversity programs and various aspects of the general educational experience and environment. Among faculty and administrators, diversity brought perceptions of better race relations, decreased educational quality, and decreased academic preparation. As black…

In fall 1988, minorities were 18.4 percent of the 13 million total enrollment. The large gains since 1978 are encouraging, but minority enrollment still lags behind Whites. Minority group (American Indians, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and foreign) and White subtotals for all 3,100 institutions surveyed are presented. (MSE)

A discussion of the success of Oakes College (Santa Cruz, California) at attracting and retaining Black and Hispanic students looks at the early experimental nature of the college, what was learned in its early years, and the educational and policy strategies that have evolved through controversy and crisis. (MSE)

Critiques Pamela Walters, David James, and Holly McCammons's research based on a class impositional thesis. Challenges the view that an antiliberal regime resulted in less schooling. Claims race-specific school enrollments were affected by a plantation economy. Argues that, when it is in the interest of the dominant class to extend schooling to…

Examines recent changes in admission patterns and policies of some of the most prestigious American institutions of higher education, with particular reference to the University of California-Berkeley. Assesses the impact of these changes on Asian Americans and the principle of meritocracy. (FMW)

Notes that bachelor's degrees under ACS approved programs decreased 6.8 percent while master's degrees decreased 3.3 percent. Ph.D. degrees showed an increase of only 1 percent. Provides a summary of degrees received between 1984-88. Includes a listing of chemistry and chemical engineering degrees awarded by ACS-approved schools for 1987-88. (MVL)

According to a report published by a University of Chicago political science professor, the Reagan Administration attempted to dismantle the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Dr. Gary Orfield argues that during the Reagan presidency, OCR removed the threat of any enforcement of civil rights in higher education. (AF)

Discusses the crisis in educational quality faced by Third World countries due to increasing elementary school enrollments and decreasing economic resources. Reviews strategies for school improvement, discusses future research issues, and suggests how American educators can help. (FMW)

The following factors impinge on the enrollment and success of Blacks in professional and graduate schools: (1) lack of aggressive recruiting; (2) lack of preparation for standardized tests; (3) inadequate secondary school preparation; (4) lack of mentoring; (5) decreased financial aid; and (6) a decline in Black faculty. Factors that enhance…

Reasons for declining engineering enrollments, particularly among black, Hispanic, and women students, are not fully understood but may be attributable to low student motivation, poor college preparation, reduction in job opportunities due to corporate downsizing, and decreases in available financial aid. Implications of this trend for overall…

Asserts that the number of students who major in economics is important to economics departments because college and university budgets often are affected by enrollment. Reviews the number of four-year economics degrees since 1977-78 as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics. (CFR)