Minority enrollment increases nationwide
By Christian Schmidle | February 16, 2005Minority enrollment in American colleges has doubled over the past decade, according to a recent report from the American Council on Education. Though the report has yet to be released to the public, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday that the overall number of African American, Native American, Latin American and Asian American students in higher education institutions in the United States has increased from two million in 1991 to 4.3 million in 2001. Valerie Gregory, assistant dean and outreach director in the Office of Admission, said the number of minorities at the University has "definitely not doubled," but "keeps creeping up a little each year." Attempting to increase minority enrollment, the Office of Admission has employed a personal approach to attract students to the University, Gregory said. The personal approach is exemplified by the "reach out and touch method," she said.
