For the third consecutive year, "Diverse" magazine (formerly "Black
Issues in Higher Education") has recognized Eastern Michigan
University for its growing number of African-American students
who earn undergraduate degrees.
The national magazine ranked EMU 74th out of more than
300 colleges and universities for the number of baccalaureate
degrees bestowed upon African-American students at EMU
in 2005. Eastern Michigan awarded 390 (254 women, 136 men)
bachelor's degrees to African-American students in 2005.
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DIVERSE CAMPUS: For the third
consecutive
year, "Diverse"
magazine recognized EMU for
the
number of African
Americans who graduated
from
the institution. For 2005, EMU
ranked 74th
with 390 African
American graduates.
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EMU ranked 76th last year, when it awarded 371 African-American
students bachelor's degrees. In 2003, EMU ranked 81st
with 346 African-American graduates.
Approximately 18.3 percent of EMU's 19,000 undergraduate
students are African American, said Courtney McAnuff, vice
president for enrollment services.
"I think it's indicative of the fact that EMU's population
mirrors the state and mirrors the world, and the fact that
we're able to provide a quality education to our students," McAnuff
said. "A lot of this starts with our outreach, which starts
with seventh-grade students."
Eastern Michigan's relatively small class size and access
to faculty who can mentor them also makes a big difference,
McAnuff said.
"All Eastern Michigan University students, staff
and faculty benefit from our diverse population," said
Judy Sturgis Hill, EMU's interim director of diversity. "Acknowledging
and interacting with diverse populations is a positive
factor in the preparation for the future."
The analysis was compiled by the U.S. Department of Education's
National Center for Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data Set (IPEDS). The analysis reflects degrees
awarded during the 2004-05 academic year.
EMU also ranked in a number of subcategories, including:
- EMU ranked first among the 12 Mid-American Conference
schools.
- the number of African-American students receiving baccalaureate
degrees in education (tied for 12th, up from 25th);
- the number of minorities receiving baccalaureate degrees
in education (35th, up from 40th in 2004);
- the number of Asian Americans receiving baccalaureate
degrees in education (tied for 35th);
- total number of Native Americans receiving baccalaureate
degrees in education (44th, no ranking in 2004);
- the number of African Americans receiving baccalaureate
degrees in area, ethnic, culture and gender studies (25th,
no ranking in 2004); and
- the number of Native Americans receiving baccalaureate
degrees in health professions and related clinical services
(tied for 32nd).
"Diverse," formerly "Black Issues in Higher Education," was
founded in 1984 and is considered America's premiere news
source for information relative to African-American educational
issues. For more information, go to www.diverseeducation.com
