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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Henry, Wilma J. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
Although only contributing approximately 12% to the United States population, Black Americans account for the majority (51%) of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in this country. Black women in college between the ages of 18 and 24 fall directly in the center of these alarming statistics. These young women are faced with the psychosocial manifestations of…
Descriptors: Females, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), African Americans, Stereotypes
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Henry, Wilma J.; Butler, Dyonne M.; West, Nicole M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
Black women's participation in postsecondary education appears to have improved drastically because they are outpacing many other minority cultural groups (i.e., Black men, Hispanic men and women, Asian men and women, etc.) in terms of college enrollment and completion rates. However, when compared to White men and women, it is obvious that there…
Descriptors: Females, Disproportionate Representation, Physical Health, Gender Issues