Women made up 56 percent (about 8 million) of the undergraduate student population and 59 percent (about 2 million) of the graduate students in 2005, according to the latest data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau on school enrollment in the United States.
Education
TRPI – Excelencia in Education report.
A new report by Excelencia in Education, in association with TRPI and the California Policy Research Center, proposes strategies for boosting Latino college enrollment.
E-Expectations survey examines Hispanic Students’ communications preferences.
While Hispanic students generally look on college and university Web sites to gather the same information as non-Hispanic students, there are some differences in their expectations regarding electronic communication, according to “Hispanic Students and the Web,” the second in a series of studies on E-Expectations.
Charter Schools closing achievement gap for Hispanic Students.
A growing body of research is producing encouraging news about the performance of Hispanic students in public charter schools, according to an Issue Brief released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools at the Texas Charter School Conference in Houston.
Census: Value of College Degree.
Adults age 18 and older with a bachelor’s degree earned an average of $51,554 in 2004, while those with a high school diploma earned $28,645, according to new tabulations released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Those without a high school diploma earned an average of $19,169.
The series of tables, Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005, also showed advanced-degree holders made an average of $78,093.
TRPI: California Latino Scholarship Study and Directory.
The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) announces the release of a new study titled College Scholarships for Latino Students: Are Opportunities Being Missed?, as well as online and print scholarship directories for California Latino students.
Northwestern University team wins Dell-Microsoft National Marketing Competition.
A team of business students from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University took top honors at the fifth annual Dell-Microsoft Marketing Case Competition, a commitment to diversity, education and professional development of Hispanic talent.
Hispanics hit with soaring tuition costs.
College is getting priced out of the reach of more Latino students, according to a new report released by the Campaign for America’s Future. The full cost of college for one year at a public university now consumes one third of the annual median household income for Hispanics compared to one-quarter of annual median household income for a non-Hispanic, white family.
