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The article discusses how the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) has found that approximately 3.58 billion U.S. dollars in Pell Grant funds were left unclaimed by high school graduates who did not complete the free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in 2022. It reports that unclaimed money leads directly to fewer students attending and completing college, and NCAN recommends that more states institute universal FAFSA completion.

The article reports on temporary pause on apparel firm Reality Effects Anybody's Life (REAL) due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mentions launch of the firm by Tonisha Roberts and her fiancé to fund growing mentorship program. Topics discussed include Benedict apparel sold by Roberts allowing customers design their shirts, marketplace operated by business student interns for selling college paraphernalia to campus community and move to open-source model to help lower cost of student attendance.

The article presents an analysis of graduate degrees conferred during the 2004-2005 academic year in the U.S. The number of degrees conferred to minorities continue to grow and the gap in attainment between White students and students of color continues to diminish. The enrollment data available for this analysis does not distinguish between students enrolled in bachelor's degree or associate degree programs. Therefore, it was necessary to exclude from this analysis bachelor's degree granting institutions that have significant associate degree programs.

The article discusses the situation of undocumented students, who in most states are prohibited from receiving financial aid for college or paying in-state tuition rates. It notes that the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act would provide undocumented children a pathway to legal immigration by attending a U.S. college or serving in the military and would allow in-state tuition in their home states as well as access to student loans and work-study positions.

The article reports that the number of African American freshmen enrollees at the University of California, Los Angeles increased in 2007. The number of enrollees reached 203 or 4.5% of the total freshman enrollees. This follows years of decline in African American freshman enrollees, which reached a crisis point in 2006 with only 100 enrollees. UCLA alumni, students, community leaders and numerous individuals in Southern California believed that African American freshman enrollment declined largely due to Proposition 209.

The article presents a data from the U.S. Department of Education, which concludes that only some percent of students from the overall percentage, achieve their degrees after enrolling. Topics discussed include support and resources required for students for succeeding, students problems such as attendance, engagement and academic performance; and coaching for students at regular intervals.

The article focuses on women's colleges in the U.S., and their consideration of being co-educational to survive. Topics covered include studies that show a number of benefits for women who attend women's colleges and that women's colleges have higher retention and graduate rates, the marketing challenges facing women's colleges, and those that continue to thrive amidst enrollment and financial challenges.

The author opines regarding public colleges and universities in New Jersey and adverse effects on them associated with state budget tightening and government policies that for years have shifted public university cost burdens to the schools themselves and their students. Views of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges & Universities (NJASCU) and its president Dr. Darryl Greer are discussed.

The article discusses the accreditation of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Morris Brown College is an unaccredited HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia, which is led by president Stanley Pritchett. It is noted that graduates of unaccredited schools may have a difficult time finding jobs and yet enrollment has not changed appreciably since the school lost its accreditation. Barber-Scotia College in North Carolina also lost its accreditation.

The article profiles U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah, a founder of the GEAR UP program which helps middle and high school students prepare for college. He notes that the program has identified what works with teenagers. Fattah, who represents areas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and hopes to double the federal investment in GEAR UP. The program has high school graduation and college enrollment rates higher than the norm for low-income students.

The article focuses on Martha Kanter, the U.S. Education Department's undersecretary for higher education. Her background is in the community college system in California, and her largest concern is helping low-income students access college and stay enrolled to completion. It notes that Kanter sees funding and programs as important but that a critical factor for low-income students is having someone, such as a professor, a high school teacher or other, who believes in their ability to succeed.

The article discusses issues faced by U.S. students wanting to transfer from a two-year community college to a four-year college. Because community colleges host a large percentage of first generation attendees, they can benefit from extensive counseling and guidance. The article states that the job of creating a clear path between community colleges and four-year colleges is important and needs to be addressed on a state level as well as by individual two-year and four-year schools.

The article discusses Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, which is working on several programs to increase enrollment caused by the economic crisis. Total enrollment for the year 2008 decreased by almost five percent. In addition to enrollment, the college hopes to help with the city's economic and political challenges such as the resignation of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The school's efforts to increase enrollment of community college transfer students are discussed.

The article discusses efforts that are being made to increase college attendance among foster children in the U.S. Minh Ngo, executive director of the Silicon Valley Children's Fund, helps such students. The demographics of foster care children in the U.S. show that many, particularly minorities, do not proceed to college education after emancipation. Ngo is working to streamline school records policies for foster children to prevent mistakes.

Several charts on the average salary of faculty members in institutions with significant minority enrollment, including doctoral degrees, master's degree and baccalaureate degree.

The article focuses on newly elected Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's plan to boost community college enrollment and foster more university research. Despite his low numbers among Black voters, Jindal is pledging to give every citizen of Louisiana equal access to state government and is eager to earn their trust by raising the ethical standards for legislators and others in Louisiana state government. He wants to stem high school dropouts by aggressively steering students into dual enrollment, dual-track programs that allow them to earn college credit.

Reports that Latino college students receive the lowest average federal aid awards compared to any racial or ethnic groups in the U.S. according to a report released by Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Statistics on federal aid and grants received by Latino students in the 2003-2004 school year; Relationship between the amount of aid awarded to Latino students and their enrollment patterns; Recommendations to improve the success rates for the Hispanic community.

Presents graphical and tabular representations of graduate enrollment and degree completion, as well as faculty salaries for bachelor's degree recipients in the U.S. in 2003. Projections of graduate enrollment and degrees from 2001 to 2012; Average faculty salaries by gender and rank from 2002 to 2003.

Reports that the number of Black and Hispanic students entering the four University of Texas (UT) System medical schools in Austin, Texas is on the increase, based on the number of students offered admission. How the admission was obtained according to UT system officials; Comments from doctor Charles B. Mullins. the system's executive vice chancellor for health affairs.

Cites the `Educational Benchmarks 1996' report revealing increased college attendance rates in the Southern States. College attendance rates among minorities and whites; Concern about progress on college attendance for students from different racial and ethnic groups; Efforts in Florida and North Carolina to encourage students; Colleges' increased focus on quality.

The article presents graphs on 2009 enrollment and faculty at colleges belonging to the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) non-profit organization.

Charts are presented showing higher education statistics for Iowa, including enrollment by race and ethnicity, six-year graduation rate for a bachelor's degree by race, and educational attainment by race and ethnicity.

The article discusses enrollment at the University of Iowa, which has received criticism that its goal of increasing out-of-state and international student enrollment is outside its mission. Its goal to increase enrollment requires increasing out-of-state and international enrollment because its in-state student market is diminishing. Downing Thomas, dean of international programs, says more diversity will benefit all students.

The article discusses South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. It notes that the 30-year-old community college experienced enrollment growth of over 25 percent from fall 2008 to fall 2009. Its student body is two-thirds traditionally underrepresented minorities. The college has succeeded with programs including the Bilingual Nursing Fellowship Program and Achieving a College Education. It has received three uBET bioscience grants from the United States Department of Agriculture.

Statistics are presented showing the enrollment of Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska native adults ages 18 to 24 in comparison to their representation in the U.S. population for 2007.

The article presents statistics on changes in freshman enrollment in fall 2009 over fall 2008.

The article profiles John Silvanus Wilson, head of the office in the U.S. Department of Education that serves as liaison between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and the administration of President Barack Obama. Wilson is quoted saying that in order to achieve President Obama's mandate for the U.S. to have the world's highest proportion of college graduates, HBCUs must be included. He sees the traditionally nurturing and family-oriented role of HBCU campuses as critical.

Information on educational meetings for September 2009 is presented. Events listed include the National College Access Network Annual Conference, September 15-17 in San Francisco, California, the National Black MBA Association Annual Conference and Exposition September 22-26 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History September 30-October 4 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The author discusses the enrollment of white students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). He notes suggestions about merging HBCUs with predominantly white colleges as a way of promoting integration and discusses the views of activist Martin Luther King regarding the difference between segregated schools and HBCUs. King supported attracting students of other races to HBCUs.

The article discusses the role of guidance counselors in the enrollment of African American males in colleges and universities. The interaction between students and guidance counselors is discussed in the article as having an influence on college enrollment and attendance rates. Concepts including the community college system, student-to-counselor ratios, and black male culture are discussed.

The article discusses the expected increase in medical school enrollment in the U.S., which has been researched by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). More than half of medical schools in the U.S. have expanded in order to accommodate the increased numbers. AAMC's Dr. Darrell G. Kirch says the increase will prevent a shortage in medical personnel that had been predicted.

The article deals with the growing number of minority undergraduate students in U.S. colleges and universities. Between 1984 and 2004, minority college enrollment more than doubled, increasing from 1.9 million to 4.7 million, according to a report released by the National Center for Education Statistics. Hispanic undergraduate enrollment had the highest growth among racial/ethnic groups, at 237 percent, followed by Asian, American Indian and Black enrollment. The total number of minority-serving institutions increased from 414 in 1984 to 1,254 in 2004.

The article focuses on how the University of Virginia increased attendance during its Black Alumni Weekend. In 2003, the event yielded the lowest number of attendees since the three-day event began 25 years ago, with approximately 200 alumni participants. Alumni association officials found several factors that helped reverse declining attendance, including frequent correspondence, collaboration across university offices and quality of programming.

The author criticizes the continuing growth in the number of part-time student enrollment in the U.S. He mentions that the Northeastern Illinois University and many other regional public colleges and universities enrolled mainly full-time students 30 years ago. According to the author, the growth in the number of part-time students challenges old sayings about time to degree and academic success.

The article reports on a proposal called Speed to Scale of a task force of educators formed by the Ohio Board of Regents that will allow the Central State University (CSU) in Wilberforce to more than triple its enrollment to 6,000 students in the next seven to eight years. Under the proposed plan, also called a rescue proposal in the Columbus Dispatch, CSU officials will draw on the marketing, admissions and student retention experiences of three community colleges.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "An Appointment Under Scrutiny" in the September 7, 2006 issue.

This article reports on a meeting between University of Kentucky (UK) President Lee Todd with a group of state lawmakers in October 2005 to apologize to the predominantly African American group for comments made by school officials implying that African American students could not survive academically at UK. Todd says he outlined a major minority recruitment effort at the university that includes eight new jobs. The meeting was sparked by comments he and other UK administrators made over recent months about the 40 percent drop in African American freshmen at UK in fall 2005.

Reports on the low number of African American students at the University of California in Berkeley despite an increase in freshmen in 2005. Percentage of Hispanic students enrolled at the university; Implication of the trend for minority students; Other ethnic groups at the university.

This article reports on the effort taken by Mississippi universities to attract nontraditional students, as of September 2005. Schools, public and private, are developing programs to attract students more than 25 years of age. Institutions are recognizing the benefits of having nontraditional students.

Reports on the proposal from Interim University of Colorado president Hank Brown for an establishment of a committee that would recommend how to increase diversity in connection with racial incidents and a decrease in enrollment of Hispanic and African American students in its Boulder campus. Overall enrollment at the university in spring 2005; Impact of racial harassment on minority students; Actions taken by the university to improve enrollment.

Focuses on the approaches to increase student retention in higher education discussed during the Noel-Levits National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention held in Washington in July 2005. Percentage of freshmen in public schools who will drop out by the beginning of their sophomore year according to a report released by the National College Dropout and Graduation Rates; Ways to increase enrollment rate and retain students; Factors that influence students to dropout.

Focuses on the increase in enrollment rate at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2004. Estimated number of inquiries and applications received by the college; Factors attributed to the increase in enrollment; Strategies used by the admissions department to encourage students to enroll in the college.

Reports on Project Atlas, an online resource to track enrollment data on international students who pursue higher education outside their home countries, launched by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Goals of the Project Atlas according to IIE president Allan E. Goodman; Efforts of several countries to attract foreign students to their educational institutions; Increase in the number of the students sent by China to the U.S. from 1998 to 2002.

Comments on the proposal to launch affirmative action to encourage male high-school graduates to attend college in the U.S. Comparison between the percentage of male and female high school graduates who attended college in 2004; Implications of the proposal for the African American community; Importance of launching affirmative action for women.

Presents an overview of articles discussed in the May 2005 issue of the periodical "Black Issues in Higher Education." Financial difficulties faced by low-income African American students in entering college; Significance of the proposed historic preservation of Gullah/Geechee Heritage culture through the establishment of its corridor in the U.S.; Career background of activist Doctor Joyce Ladner.

Reports that the number of students who want to get into the University of California topped 100,000 in 2005. Decrease in the number of American Indians who submitted college applications; Number of African American students who enrolled at a freshman class; Impact of the state funding cuts on the university.

Provides information on a report by the American Council of Education on minority college enrollment in the U.S. from 2003-2004. Gap in college participation among Whites and minorities; Percentage of increase in college enrollment among African Americans between 1991 and 2001; Increase in minority college presidencies; Challenge posed by the diversification of higher education institutions across the country.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. federal and state governments along with higher education institutions to create an investment that will encourage low-income single mothers to earn a college education, according to a researcher at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Reason of policy-makers for objecting to the use of tax dollars to subsidize a college education for single mothers; Ways for states and educational institutions to support the education of low-income single mothers.

Reports on the plan of Michael Adams, president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, to take steps to increase its enrollment of African American freshmen. Recommendation from a faculty committee to add diversity criteria to the school's admissions policy; Total number of African American freshmen enrolled at the UGA in 2004; Statement issued by the Atlanta-based Southeastern Legal Foundation warning the committee regarding the possible risk posed by the recommendation to the school administration.

Discusses an increase in the number of students enrolling in community colleges in the U.S. according to the Keeping America's Promise report coordinated by the League for Innovation in the Community College in 2004. Outlook of the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education for community colleges by 2015; Views of Katherine Boswell, president of the Education Policy Associates, on a students entering college; Recommendations of the report for community colleges.