Links and Resources
Websites
University of Michigan Websites
Speech: "Diversity Matters"
from U-M President Mary Sue Coleman
November 8, 2006
National Center for Institutional Diversity
Center for Integrative Approaches to Health Disparities
(U-M School of Public Health)
CRLT Teaching Strategies: Multiculturalism/Diversity in Teaching
(U-M Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
The Benefits of Diversity in Education for Democratic Citizenship
by Patricia Gurin, et al.
UM School of Public Health "Diversity Matters"
Related Websites
US Department of Labor—Employment Projections
NASA Education Gateway: "pipeline" programs for colleges and universities
NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA)
College Board: “Why Get a College Degree?”
Career and Postsecondary Encouragement Network(R)
Articles and Press Releases
Article:
“The Pipeline Problem: From K–12 to Higher Education”
from the U-M School of Education’s Innovator Magazine
Fall 2004
Report: Education Pays
by Sandra Baum, Economist with the College Board
Solutionsforourfuture.org
Report: Ready for College and Ready for Work: Same or Different?
ACT (2006)
Report: Claiming Common Ground: State Policymaking for Improving College Readiness and Success
The Institute for Educational Leadership, The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and The Standford Institute for Higher Education Research
March 2006
Article:
Boosters, Brokers and Bridges: Real-world Ideas for College Access Programs
A Resource for Practitioners from Lumina Foundation for Education
March 2007
Article:
Diversity efforts moving forward, leaders say
University Record
October 2007
News Advisory:
U-M establishes Center for Educational Outreach and Academic Success, appoints director
U-M News Service
May 2008
Report: Indiana's Twenty-first Century Scholars Program: A Statewide Story with National Implications
Lumina Foundation
October 2008
Editorial: Diversity Matters to Michigan’s Economy
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman
(reprinted from the Michigan Chronicle
June 4, 2008)
Press release: Edgenuity unveils TransParent Edge; new offering helps families support K–12 academic success
from Reuters News Service
July 9, 2008
Article: “Class is out to change way educators teach math"
from the Detroit Free Press
July 28, 2008
Article: “Improving diversity through pipeline programs”
from Chicago Lawyer
July 29, 2008
Press release: “U-M students spend summer taking ‘Initiative’ to help Detroit organizations”
from the University Record
August 19, 2008
Report: A Stronger Nation through Higher Education: How and Why Americans must meet a "big goal" for College Attainment
Lumina Foundation
February 2009
Report: The Challenge to States: Preserving College Access and Affordability in a Time of Crisis
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
March 2009
Article: Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education
by Ron Haskins, Harry Holzer and Robert Lerman
Economic Mobility Project - An Initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts
May 2009
Press release: Center for Educational Outreach awarded grant for college awareness/service-learning program
from the University Record
May 19, 2009
Photo: Center for Educational Outreach and Ann Arbor Public Schools "Rising Scholars" program
from the University Record
July 1, 2009
Press release: U-M enrollment hits all-time high, supported by largest-ever pool of financial aid in 2009-10
U-M News Service
October 13, 2009
Op-Ed: The New Untouchables
by Thomas L. Friedman
New York Times
October 21, 2009
Article: Coleman tells Detroit educators U-M is best choice for high-achieving, college-bound students
by Kevin Brown
University Record Update
October 28, 2009