Graduate and First-Professional Students: Who They Are and How They Pay for Their Education: 2007-08
Description: This Statistics in Brief focuses on graduate and first-professional students, exploring the types of programs in which they are enrolled, costs associated with those programs, and how those costs are financed via aid and work.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2011174
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Save the Date - 20th Annual ILACHE Professional and Student Development Conference
Friday, March 23, 2012
Event Info.
20th Annual Professional and Student Development Conference
DePaul University - Lincoln Park Campus
Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL
Please mark your calendars and help us inform others about the conference. This fall, more information will be posted on our website, www.ilache.com.
Event Info.
20th Annual Professional and Student Development Conference
DePaul University - Lincoln Park Campus
Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL
Please mark your calendars and help us inform others about the conference. This fall, more information will be posted on our website, www.ilache.com.
Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during the recession, according to a study published Tuesday by the Pew Foundation.
The study, which used data collected by the Census Bureau, found that the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent from 2005 to 2009. By contrast, the median wealth of whites fell by just 16 percent over the same period. African Americans saw their wealth drop by 53 percent. Asians also saw a big decline, with household wealth dropping 54 percent.
The declines have led to the largest wealth disparities in the 25 years that the bureau has been collecting the data, according to the report.
Median wealth of whites is now 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, double the already marked disparities that had prevailed in the decades before the recent recession, the study found.
"It's a very stark reminder of the high share of minorities who live at the economic margins of this country," said Paul Taylor, executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and an author of the report. "These data really show their economic vulnerability."
Household wealth, also referred to in the report as net worth, is made up of assets, like a house, a car, savings and stocks, minus debts, like mortgages, car loans and credit cards. It is tracked by the Census Bureau in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, a broad sampling of household wealth by race and ethnicity.
Nearly two-thirds of Hispanics' median net worth in 2005 came from home equity, according to the report, and when the housing market collapsed, so did their wealth. Median home equity for Hispanics fell by 51 percent in the period of the survey. The drop was compounded by the fact that Hispanics tended to live in the places that were hit hardest in the recession, like Florida and California, the report said.
Armando Moya, a Mexican immigrant from Woodbridge, outside Washington, experienced these swings of fortune first-hand. For a few happy years, he believed he had avoided his father's fate of scraping by. He bought a house with a backyard and opened a taco restaurant with his brothers. His bank account was growing, and he took his family on vacations several times a year.
Mr. Moya lives in Prince William County, where the Hispanic population more than tripled from 2000 to 2010, according to the Migration Policy Institute, with many newcomers working in construction trades that were flourishing in the rapidly growing suburbs of Washington.
To capitalize on the influx, Mr. Moya, who is now 38 and had been working in restaurants since he came to the United States in the early 1990s, decided to start his own, and together with his brother opened Ricos Tacos Moya in 2005.
In the same year, he bought a house valued at $350,000. His monthly payments were more than $2,300, and with hungry workers filling his restaurant, he managed.
But when the collapse of the housing market swept like a wave through this Northern Virginia county, taking his house, and his bank account, and many of his customers along with it, he lost his middle-class lifestyle.
"Everything was going down," he said.
Now he is back where he started, living with his family in a rented apartment, and working seven days a week in the taco restaurant. His house sold for $135,000 to a couple from Morocco, he said.
"My money changed," he said. "I lost my house."
The share of Americans with no wealth at all rose sharply during the recession. A third of Hispanics had zero or negative net worth in 2009, up from 23 percent in 2005. For blacks, the portion rose to 35 percent from 29 percent, and for whites, it rose to 15 percent from 11 percent.
About a quarter of all black and Hispanic households owned nothing but a car in 2009. Just 6 percent of whites and 8 percent of Asians were in that situation.
Whites were less affected by the crisis, largely because their wealth flowed from assets other than housing, like stocks. A third of whites owned stocks and mutual funds in 2005, compared with 8 percent of Hispanics and 9 percent of blacks.
The median value of stocks and mutual funds owned by whites dropped by 9 percent from 2005 to 2009. In comparison, the median value of holdings for those blacks who held stocks dropped by 71 percent, most likely because they had to sell when prices were low, Mr. Taylor said.
The median wealth of Hispanic and black households is at its lowest point since 1984, when the Census Bureau first conducted the study, the report said.
Mr. Moya counts himself lucky to still have his restaurant. He has to work weekends at a nightclub in Washington to keep up with his rent. His life is increasingly resembling his father's - subsisting, without saving - but he has pinned his hopes for a better life on his sons, and he has discarded the idea of returning to Mexico.
"I want my house back," he said. "I'm working for my house right now."
WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Hispanic families accounted for the largest single decline in wealth of any ethnic and racial group in the country during the recession, according to a study published Tuesday by the Pew Foundation.
The study, which used data collected by the Census Bureau, found that the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent from 2005 to 2009. By contrast, the median wealth of whites fell by just 16 percent over the same period. African Americans saw their wealth drop by 53 percent. Asians also saw a big decline, with household wealth dropping 54 percent.
The declines have led to the largest wealth disparities in the 25 years that the bureau has been collecting the data, according to the report.
Median wealth of whites is now 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households, double the already marked disparities that had prevailed in the decades before the recent recession, the study found.
"It's a very stark reminder of the high share of minorities who live at the economic margins of this country," said Paul Taylor, executive vice president of the Pew Research Center and an author of the report. "These data really show their economic vulnerability."
Household wealth, also referred to in the report as net worth, is made up of assets, like a house, a car, savings and stocks, minus debts, like mortgages, car loans and credit cards. It is tracked by the Census Bureau in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, a broad sampling of household wealth by race and ethnicity.
Nearly two-thirds of Hispanics' median net worth in 2005 came from home equity, according to the report, and when the housing market collapsed, so did their wealth. Median home equity for Hispanics fell by 51 percent in the period of the survey. The drop was compounded by the fact that Hispanics tended to live in the places that were hit hardest in the recession, like Florida and California, the report said.
Armando Moya, a Mexican immigrant from Woodbridge, outside Washington, experienced these swings of fortune first-hand. For a few happy years, he believed he had avoided his father's fate of scraping by. He bought a house with a backyard and opened a taco restaurant with his brothers. His bank account was growing, and he took his family on vacations several times a year.
Mr. Moya lives in Prince William County, where the Hispanic population more than tripled from 2000 to 2010, according to the Migration Policy Institute, with many newcomers working in construction trades that were flourishing in the rapidly growing suburbs of Washington.
To capitalize on the influx, Mr. Moya, who is now 38 and had been working in restaurants since he came to the United States in the early 1990s, decided to start his own, and together with his brother opened Ricos Tacos Moya in 2005.
In the same year, he bought a house valued at $350,000. His monthly payments were more than $2,300, and with hungry workers filling his restaurant, he managed.
But when the collapse of the housing market swept like a wave through this Northern Virginia county, taking his house, and his bank account, and many of his customers along with it, he lost his middle-class lifestyle.
"Everything was going down," he said.
Now he is back where he started, living with his family in a rented apartment, and working seven days a week in the taco restaurant. His house sold for $135,000 to a couple from Morocco, he said.
"My money changed," he said. "I lost my house."
The share of Americans with no wealth at all rose sharply during the recession. A third of Hispanics had zero or negative net worth in 2009, up from 23 percent in 2005. For blacks, the portion rose to 35 percent from 29 percent, and for whites, it rose to 15 percent from 11 percent.
About a quarter of all black and Hispanic households owned nothing but a car in 2009. Just 6 percent of whites and 8 percent of Asians were in that situation.
Whites were less affected by the crisis, largely because their wealth flowed from assets other than housing, like stocks. A third of whites owned stocks and mutual funds in 2005, compared with 8 percent of Hispanics and 9 percent of blacks.
The median value of stocks and mutual funds owned by whites dropped by 9 percent from 2005 to 2009. In comparison, the median value of holdings for those blacks who held stocks dropped by 71 percent, most likely because they had to sell when prices were low, Mr. Taylor said.
The median wealth of Hispanic and black households is at its lowest point since 1984, when the Census Bureau first conducted the study, the report said.
Mr. Moya counts himself lucky to still have his restaurant. He has to work weekends at a nightclub in Washington to keep up with his rent. His life is increasingly resembling his father's - subsisting, without saving - but he has pinned his hopes for a better life on his sons, and he has discarded the idea of returning to Mexico.
"I want my house back," he said. "I'm working for my house right now."
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
California moves toward reversal of Prop. 209
Beige Luciano-Adams, Staff Writer
Posted: 07/10/2011 07:02:58 AM PDT
PASADENA - While it may have changed face since the affirmative action debates of the 1990s, the battle for diversity in California's higher education system has intensified in recent years, taking on new urgency as the state struggles to get ahead of its deep fiscal maladies.
Since voters approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from considering race, sex or ethnicity fifteen years ago, critics say minority enrollment at the California's best public universities has plummeted - even as the number of minority high school graduates rises.
On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown heartened affirmative action supporters when he filed a brief arguing that ban - Proposition 209 - is unconstitutional when prohibits race-conscious admissions programs.
Read more: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18450827#ixzz1RvX7G0KI
Posted: 07/10/2011 07:02:58 AM PDT
PASADENA - While it may have changed face since the affirmative action debates of the 1990s, the battle for diversity in California's higher education system has intensified in recent years, taking on new urgency as the state struggles to get ahead of its deep fiscal maladies.
Since voters approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from considering race, sex or ethnicity fifteen years ago, critics say minority enrollment at the California's best public universities has plummeted - even as the number of minority high school graduates rises.
On Friday, Governor Jerry Brown heartened affirmative action supporters when he filed a brief arguing that ban - Proposition 209 - is unconstitutional when prohibits race-conscious admissions programs.
Read more: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_18450827#ixzz1RvX7G0KI
Thursday, July 7, 2011
The Ph.D. Project
Currently over 1,000 minority business school professors and 400 minority doctoral students!
Since 1994, The PhD Project has more than tripled the number of minority business school professors...from 294 to over 1,000. These professors are inspiring a new generation of business professionals. We invite you to hear their insights on the doctoral journey and how The PhD Project’s expansive network of support helped them prepare for success in academia.
Are you ready to be the next role model? The PhD Project has 400 minority doctoral student members pursuing their dream. Like you, they were professionals or recent grads satisfying their quest for a high level of achievement. Participation is available to anyone of African-American, Hispanic American and Native American descent who is interested in business doctoral studies.
Whether you become involved as a doctoral student, participating university, or supporting organization...just become involved. Learn more by visiting the website.
Since 1994, The PhD Project has more than tripled the number of minority business school professors...from 294 to over 1,000. These professors are inspiring a new generation of business professionals. We invite you to hear their insights on the doctoral journey and how The PhD Project’s expansive network of support helped them prepare for success in academia.
Are you ready to be the next role model? The PhD Project has 400 minority doctoral student members pursuing their dream. Like you, they were professionals or recent grads satisfying their quest for a high level of achievement. Participation is available to anyone of African-American, Hispanic American and Native American descent who is interested in business doctoral studies.
Whether you become involved as a doctoral student, participating university, or supporting organization...just become involved. Learn more by visiting the website.
HACU National Internship Program announces deadlines
HACU National Internship Program announces deadlines
San Antonio, TX – The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) announces its upcoming deadlines for the HACU National Internship Program. Fall 2011 internship applications are due by June 17. Additional program dates and deadlines for 2011-12 are now available.
“A few years after the founding of HACU 25 years ago, the Association knew it was vital for students to graduate with the experience of having served an internship within a career field,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores about the program, which places undergraduate and graduate students in paid internships at corporate and federal offices located in Washington, D.C., and across the nation.
“HACU was fortunate back then, as we are today, to partner with government and corporate entities that have joined with the HACU National Internship Program to play a central role in preparing the future workforce of our nation,” Flores said.
The HACU National Internship Program has placed more than 9,000 students in internships since its inception in 1992. The internships provide talented Hispanic and other minority students with the opportunity to develop their career and professional skills and receive financial support to help motivate them through graduation.
The 2011-12 program dates and application deadlines are as follows:
Fall 2011
Aug. 25 - Dec. 10
Application is now open.
Deadline: June 17, 2011
Spring 2012
Jan. 12 - Apr. 28
Application opens Aug. 1, 2011
Deadline: Nov. 18, 2011
Summer 2012
June 1 - Aug. 11 (Regular dates)
June 18 – Aug. 25 (For students that attend institutions on a quarter calendar)
Application opens Aug. 1, 2011
Early deadline: Sept. 28, 2011*
Regular deadline: March 30, 2012
Fall 2012: Aug. 23 - Dec. 8
Application opens March 1, 2012
Deadline: June 15, 2012
* Early application deadlines for internships that require a security clearance, an extensive interview process or drug testing in order to participate. These internships include corporate positions and positions with U.S. Intelligence Community organizations. Applications not selected for these types of internships are automatically considered for other summer internships available.
For more information about the HACU National Internship Program, contact (202) 467-0893 or email hnip@hacu.net
San Antonio, TX – The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) announces its upcoming deadlines for the HACU National Internship Program. Fall 2011 internship applications are due by June 17. Additional program dates and deadlines for 2011-12 are now available.
“A few years after the founding of HACU 25 years ago, the Association knew it was vital for students to graduate with the experience of having served an internship within a career field,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores about the program, which places undergraduate and graduate students in paid internships at corporate and federal offices located in Washington, D.C., and across the nation.
“HACU was fortunate back then, as we are today, to partner with government and corporate entities that have joined with the HACU National Internship Program to play a central role in preparing the future workforce of our nation,” Flores said.
The HACU National Internship Program has placed more than 9,000 students in internships since its inception in 1992. The internships provide talented Hispanic and other minority students with the opportunity to develop their career and professional skills and receive financial support to help motivate them through graduation.
The 2011-12 program dates and application deadlines are as follows:
Fall 2011
Aug. 25 - Dec. 10
Application is now open.
Deadline: June 17, 2011
Spring 2012
Jan. 12 - Apr. 28
Application opens Aug. 1, 2011
Deadline: Nov. 18, 2011
Summer 2012
June 1 - Aug. 11 (Regular dates)
June 18 – Aug. 25 (For students that attend institutions on a quarter calendar)
Application opens Aug. 1, 2011
Early deadline: Sept. 28, 2011*
Regular deadline: March 30, 2012
Fall 2012: Aug. 23 - Dec. 8
Application opens March 1, 2012
Deadline: June 15, 2012
* Early application deadlines for internships that require a security clearance, an extensive interview process or drug testing in order to participate. These internships include corporate positions and positions with U.S. Intelligence Community organizations. Applications not selected for these types of internships are automatically considered for other summer internships available.
For more information about the HACU National Internship Program, contact (202) 467-0893 or email hnip@hacu.net
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
SIXTH CIRCUIT HOLDS PROPOSAL 2 UNCONSTITUTIONAL
SIXTH CIRCUIT HOLDS PROPOSAL 2 UNCONSTITUTIONAL
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LEGAL AGAIN
IN MICHIGAN’S UNIVERSITIES
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today declared that Proposal 2 -- Ward Connerly’s ban on affirmative action—is unconstitutional. Affirmative action is again legal in admissions to Michigan’s public universities.
The two to one ruling came in a suit filed by the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) and by 59 black, Latino/a and Native American students and prospective students.
Shanta Driver, the National Chairperson and one of the attorneys for BAMN, said “This decision means that thousands of talented black, Latino/a, and Native American students will now have the chance to receive an education at the state’s best universities. It is a great victory for students and for the New Civil Rights Movement.”
Proposal 2 was adopted in a racially divided vote in a statewide referendum in November 2006. Nine out of ten black voters voted against the Proposal, but it carried by a 58 percent margin because white voters voted for it by two to one.
George Washington, who represented BAMN in the Sixth Circuit said, “The Sixth Circuit held that Michigan could not manipulate the political process by making it impossible for racial minorities to seek admission programs that benefited them while allowing every other group to seek any admission program that they wanted.”
BAMN has a challenge pending in the Ninth Circuit against the California version of the same law (Proposition 209). Washington said, “The Sixth Circuit’s decision today applies to Proposition 209 and means that the Ninth Circuit has to reexamine its 1996 decision upholding that Proposition. Affirmative action is back on the agenda for the whole country.”
BAMN has asked Governor Jerry Brown, who is a defendant in the California lawsuit to support BAMN’s challenge to Proposition 209.
Contact: Shanta Driver 313-407-4865
George Washington 313-715-4886
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LEGAL AGAIN
IN MICHIGAN’S UNIVERSITIES
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today declared that Proposal 2 -- Ward Connerly’s ban on affirmative action—is unconstitutional. Affirmative action is again legal in admissions to Michigan’s public universities.
The two to one ruling came in a suit filed by the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) and by 59 black, Latino/a and Native American students and prospective students.
Shanta Driver, the National Chairperson and one of the attorneys for BAMN, said “This decision means that thousands of talented black, Latino/a, and Native American students will now have the chance to receive an education at the state’s best universities. It is a great victory for students and for the New Civil Rights Movement.”
Proposal 2 was adopted in a racially divided vote in a statewide referendum in November 2006. Nine out of ten black voters voted against the Proposal, but it carried by a 58 percent margin because white voters voted for it by two to one.
George Washington, who represented BAMN in the Sixth Circuit said, “The Sixth Circuit held that Michigan could not manipulate the political process by making it impossible for racial minorities to seek admission programs that benefited them while allowing every other group to seek any admission program that they wanted.”
BAMN has a challenge pending in the Ninth Circuit against the California version of the same law (Proposition 209). Washington said, “The Sixth Circuit’s decision today applies to Proposition 209 and means that the Ninth Circuit has to reexamine its 1996 decision upholding that Proposition. Affirmative action is back on the agenda for the whole country.”
BAMN has asked Governor Jerry Brown, who is a defendant in the California lawsuit to support BAMN’s challenge to Proposition 209.
Contact: Shanta Driver 313-407-4865
George Washington 313-715-4886
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