Tag: research

Lack of workforce diversity is an acknowledged problem across nearly all medical disciplines, but a team of researchers recently took a deep dive into...

Thirty percent more African American, Latinx, and Hispanic faculty are working this year within the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) at...

A group of 10 research projects recently launched as part of a partnership between Princeton University and five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs),...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has announced that it is working to expand existing and create new research partnerships with historically Black colleges...

The populations Danelle Stevens-Watkins, PhD, seeks to help are often difficult to reach. It is a common predicament in health disparity research. One of her...

Research in the fields of social and behavioral science can have tremendous influence on legislation, spark meaningful conversations, and ultimately lead to a more...

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) announced it will be ramping up its Pipeline Partnership Program this summer after the initiative was delayed by...

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL) led by Purdue University and Cornell University announced a funding opportunity in global food...

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) announced in February the seven colleges and universities that will participate in a multi-year project titled “Legacies of...

A new study released on Wednesday shows that open conversations about data collection and sharing are missing from college campuses.  Funded by the Bill and...

Americans are self-identifying as LGBTQ more than ever before, according to a new Gallup poll released on Wednesday. New data shows that 5.6 percent of adults...

Palliative care in the U.S. has long had a cultural focus on the White middle class, but a recent project by The University of...

Public policy schools tackle society’s greatest challenges by operating research centers and collaboratives dedicated solely to studying policy solutions on education, public health, and...

The Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at the University of Louisville (UofL) seeks to support racial and social justice activism through the...

Approximately one in four undergraduates who are women or non-cisgender will experience a sexual assault at some point during their college careers, according to...

Spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at American universities has increased 27 percent over the past five academic years, according to an...

STEM scholars from countries outside of the United States contribute enormously to research initiatives at American universities. They generate billions of dollars annually toward...

A new study published this week in the journal BioScience reveals that female students are less likely to participate in STEM classes with 120 or...

Overall enrollment at American colleges and universities has decreased by 1.7 percent since last year, according to a new report issued by the National Student...

A 2012 federal report found a lack of students from underrepresented backgrounds entering undergraduate programs that lead to careers in biomedical research. To address...

The American Council on Education (ACE) recently released a report on race and ethnicity in higher education in the United States. According to ACE,...

Most Black Americans say they have experienced racial discrimination. African American men and those with some college experience, however, are more likely to face...

New research from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) reveals that the number of college students aged 18 to 26 who suffer from...

African American students who have even just one or two black teachers in elementary school are significantly more likely to enroll in college, according...

On Nov. 8, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released its annual report State of College Admissions. It details which qualifications colleges...

According to a recent study conducted by the College and University Professional Association (CUPA), women who work in student affairs tend to enjoy more...

Front-line student support staff — specifically, those who interact daily with students — are an essential force in delivering education and advancing a success...

Economists from Brown University and Harvard University have launched a new research and policy institute that they say has the potential to revive the...

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) shows a positive correlation between education and health for African American...

A new report released by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) reveals that employers have a generally positive view of America’s higher education...

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley recently launched an online resource that gives users insight into the experiences of modern migrants and refugees....

Parental emotional support is a key factor in college success for low-income students, according to a new study by Josipa Roksa, a professor of...

Campus Labs, a higher education data collection and software company, has released the results of a study comparing educational attitudes of first-generation students to...

Today’s college students are more likely to participate in conversations about gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and ability than they are to discuss...

According to a joint report by The Steve Fund (TSF) and The Jed Foundation (JED) — two national nonprofit organizations that seek to promote...

The demand for nurses continues to grow in the United States, but nursing schools are not able to admit as many students as they...

Unlike many healthcare fields, public health tends to attract individuals from a variety of ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. A recent report from the...

The day when universities operated in an ivory tower, focused only on scholarship, and left profit-making endeavors to companies, has clearly faded. Patent development...

As the national conversation on race and diversity continues to expand and diverge, colleges and universities are beginning to support scholarship in these areas...

African American men who complete a bachelor’s degree within six years must overcome racist stereotypes along the way despite academic success and holding on-campus...

Through the organization C3, liberal arts colleges and research institutions work together to transform higher education For many higher education institutions, the job of diversifying their...

A new long-term study aims to track changes in students’ attitudes and behaviors in regard to faith and diversity using surveys. This fall, incoming freshmen...