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Institutional racism and segregation is one of the major problems existing in US schools and universities. Institutional racism in educational settings is used by the dominant group as a way to suppress the minority group. The multicultural educational materials deal with the cultural distinctiveness of minority groups without alluding to their discriminatory nature. Multicultural awareness for preservice teachers is essential since many teachers fail to prepare students for the cultural diversity existing in academic institutions.

The National Union of Students has cautioned that universities with largest populations of black students tend to be affected by the UK Coalition Government's plan to increase tuition fee caps. As a result, universities could be closed and more black students would be deprived of higher education.

Changes in the leadership of Baton Rouge, Louisiana's educational institutions have been implemented, bringing with them diversity in the schools. More women are reportedly now engaging in business in the area. Summer activities in the area are also discussed.

The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has suggested that the University of Connecticut (UConn) hire more faculty to keep up with their growing student population as well as to devote ocontinued attentiono to its satellite campuses. The NEASC has also applauded UConn for creating a vice provost for undergraduate education.

Much of modern life's numbing complication is due to a surfeit of less than compelling choices in matters of negligible consequence. Forget Baskin & Robbins' much-ballyhooed 31 flavours of ice […]

In 2006, there are more university places than applicants. This is the first time this has occurred. There are questions as to whether the rise in university places has assisted poor people. The authors argue both sides.

Colleges across the UK are turning away severely disabled people due to a lack of funding to educate them, according to a survey by FE Focus. The current funding system, which is based on a 'matrix' of costs up to GBP 67,000 per student, is not sufficient to meet the requirements of the most severely handicapped.

According to figures revealed as patr of the government's Success for All plan for Further Education, female students are responsible for 80% of the growth in student numbers since 1996. A total of 60% of further education students are now female.

According to a report by the Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL), institutional racism is rife in further education colleges. The main outcome of this is a paucity of ethnic minority and black staff in college management posts.

The extent of the class divide in university entrance has been revaled in a report from the Higher Education Funding Coundil for England (Hefce) which studied the number of 18 and 19-year olds taking up university places between 1994 and 2000. The gap between the poorest fifth of wards and the most affluent was measured.

The gender gap is also widening at Canadian universities as a record number of 510,000 women are pursuing higher education, while 377,00 male students do the same. The percentage of [...]

A new Women's Business Center of California, funded with a $150,000 Small Business Administration grant to National University, is now open in San Diego. It joins 97 other women's business [...]

Bethel College is a vibrant Christian community that challenges the mind, expands the vision and equips the whole person for a life of service. Situated in the heart of Mishawaka/ [...]