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The authors reflect on the issue of college application and acceptance between minority, low-income students and white, more affluent students. They offer advice on how to get low-income, high-achieving students into college, which includes a rigorous high school program, promised financial support, and community and familial support. They also describe the concept of "dropout factories," or schools which rarely see its minority students pursue a college education.

The article discusses the low passing rates for prospective teachers taking the teacher-licensing exam in New York. Topics discussed include the tests prospective teachers must take, which are the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), Educating All Students, and Academic Literacy Skills Test, the attitudes of teacher-educators towards the edTPA, and the scores of minority college student teacher candidates.

The article discusses feelings of exclusion that are felt by many U.S. minority college students and offers the opinion that students can do something to change these feelings. Topics discussed include the "I, Too, Am Berkeley" campaign that seeks to give a voice to minority students at the University of California at Berkeley, the history of racism and racial inequality in the U.S., and the connections between slavery and U.S. colleges and universities.

The article discusses "Minorities in Higher Education 2010," a report by the American Council on Education regarding the educational attainment levels of minorities at universities & colleges in the U.S.

The article discusses "Mind the Gaps," a report by the U.S. testmaker ACT regarding the correlation between college preparedness in high school and collegiate academic success for minority and economically disadvantaged students in the U.S.

The article discusses a report about minority engineering students in the United States. The report, entitled "Confronting the 'New' American Dilemma," suggests that policymakers should take steps to ensure that more minority students are able to become engineers and scientists by supporting new math and science academies.

The article discusses a report by the Brookings Institution on the how accessible education is to low-income and minority people and what impact this has on them. It was found that there were fewer African American and Hispanic American college bound students than Caucasian and Asian students. This lack of higher education means that fewer minorities are able to improve their economic and social standing.

The article reports research results from the Education Trust which find that states' most selective universities are providing for fewer low-income and minority students. Federal Pell Grants for students with low incomes, a smaller percentage of underrepresented minorities, and more financial aid to students from wealthy families than low-income families are among the discoveries. Details are given for the University of Georgia at Athens.

Reports that the board of regents of the eight-campus University of California has approved a plan to admit the top four percent of students in every graduating high school class in the state. Ban on race-based admission; Efforts to increase the admission of minority college students.

The article reports on the achievement of Asian-Americans on higher levels of educational attainment and perceived as model minority, based on the study of 1980 census data by the Population Reference Bureau, a nonprofit research organization . The study found 35 percent of Asian-Americans ages 25 and older had graduated from college, which is twice the number among whites. The number of immigrants from Asian countries has increased drammatically .

The article reports that Shirley McBay, former dean for student affairs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented a proposal which she described as a comprehensive national plan that will increased minority participation in mathematics and sciences. The author anticipates that this measure will maintain America's leadership in science and technology status.

The article reports on the increase in the number of minorities going to college in the U.S. The Department of Education cites rates of participation in higher education based on Census Bureau data. The college-going rate for African American high school graduates increased, which is the first such increase since 1981. The rate for white graduates declined slightly between 1985 and 1986.

The article focuses on the plan of the Council for American Private Education to develop a college-loan program that would pay the tuition of minority students who agree to teach in private schools after graduation in the U.S. The program is part of an effort to recruit more minority faculty members for private institutions. The initiative has similarities with the tuition-remission programs offered by several states. The development of a national private-school report card has also been approved by the organization.

The article reports on the alarming decline in African American and Hispanic American enrollments in college according to a report by the American Council on Education. The number of minority college students taking up degrees in education decreased by one-half during 1976-1985. The report calls for policymakers to focus on raising the level of student achievement.

The article reports on the agreement of the board of directors of the American Council on Education to issue a statement stressing the crisis in minority enrollment in colleges in the U.S. and a handbook to assist administrators deal with it. Reginald Wilson, director of the office of minority concerns of the council, believes that the decision of the board will help ensure that efforts to address the decreasing rate of minority participating in higher education receive high priority in schools in the coming academic year. Strategies to help colleges recruit and retain minority students will be recommended by the council.

The article reports on the opposition of College Board president Donald M. Stewart to the cutbacks in student aid in the U.S. He argued that the cutbacks would restrict the access of minorities to college education. He also mentioned the study released by United Negro College and National Institute of Independent Colleges and University about federal student-assistance programs.