
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, January 17, 1994                   TAG: 9401170041
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-5   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

FEWER BLACKS RECEIVING DOCTORATES

The number of blacks receiving doctoral degrees declined over the last decade, although there was a 27 percent increase in the number of doctorates awarded to minorities overall, the American Council on Education reports.

The number of U.S. doctoral recipients increased from 24,391 in 1982 to 25,759 in 1992, about a 6 percent increase, the council said. Among minorities, the number of doctorates grew from 2,111 in 1982 to 2,682 in 1992.

But blacks received 9 percent fewer doctorates, 951 in 1992 compared to 1,047 in 1982.

"This proportion needs to be increased through effective recruitment and retention strategies if diversity among faculty is to reflect the changing faces of the American college student body," the report said.

In 1992, the report said, 29 percent of all doctorates awarded to minorities were in education, down from 40 percent a decade earlier. Twenty-six percent were in the physical and life sciences, and 17 percent were in the social sciences. - Associated Press

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