Since 1982 tuitions have been rising at roughly twice the rate of inflation. University administrators insist that most of those bikes are matched by increased scholarship grants or loans, but the recession has decreased private endowments(捐助) and cut into state spending on higher education. In ...
Throughout the 1990s, assisted living was the most rapidly growing form of senior housing. The purpose of this paper is to describe the existing supply of ... H Catherine,CD Phillips,R Miriam,... - 《Gerontologist》 被引量: 287发表: 2003年 Subjective Feelings of Alcohol Intoxication in As...
Civil rights advocates argue this affirmative action takes at most a modest step in the direction of equality and correcting past injustices in a nation with a history of slavery, segregation and racism. Advertisement Schools officials say they use race as a tiebreaking factor when ch...
Another factor that contributes to retention rates is race. Students enrolled at more prestigious universities tend to stay in school at a higher rate than those at lesser schools, and Whites and Asians tend to be disproportionately represented at the top-tier universities. Blacks, Hispanics, and ...
In terms of broad structure, coordinating boards are the primary feature in most colleges and universities. These boards, some elected, others appointed, may govern only senior institutions; others may govern all of the institutions in a state; still others are charged with compiling and analyzing...
The over 4,000 American private and public colleges and universities compete fiercely for students, faculty, and grants, and constitute the most competitive system of higher education in the world that provides both high quality and low quality programs.
Most universities are seen as bastions of tolerance and progressive thought. But they’re also places where young men and women, many living away from home for the first time, are thrown together with other ethnic groups with whom they may be unfamiliar. ...