College Diversity

Obama Administration Urges Colleges To Improve Racial Diversity

The New York Times | Posted 12.03.2011

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The Obama administration on Friday urged colleges and universities to get creative in improving racial diversity at their campuses, throwing out a Bus...

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Grant Cornwell: Global Thinker and President of the College of Wooster

Jim Luce | Posted 01.30.2012

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Jim Luce

My father went to Andover, Dartmouth and Yale. Yet I attended the College of Wooster in Ohio, and three decades later I can say I owe who I am to the four years this institution gave me.

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Why Our Experiences Cannot Be Discounted

Mario Lopez | Posted 11.29.2011

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Mario Lopez

The Berkeley College Republicans' "Increase Diversity" bake sale reduces the historical and contemporary struggles that people of color and women face as we all seek access to education, employment -- a fair share of the figurative pie.

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Selective Colleges Struggle With Economic Diversity

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 06.28.2011

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ST. LOUIS — An annual price tag that tops $52,000 aside, Washington University's commitment to luring more low-income students is hard to questi...

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Colleges More Diverse, But Racial Gaps Persist

AP | ERIC GORSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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While U.S. colleges have grown more racially diverse in recent years, minority students – especially Hispanics – still lag behind on key m...

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CU-Boulder Diversity Not Growing As Quickly As Peer Institutions

The Colorado Daily | Whitney Bryen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nationally, economic hardships and demographic changes are leading minorities to seek out higher education at a record pace, according to a new report...

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Interracial Roommates Aid In Diversity Efforts: Study

Posted 05.25.2011

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College students that live with students of another race may end up having more friends of that race over time, a new study reports. The study, "In...

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