Alternate Routes to Equity in Higher Education
Marta Tienda is Maurice P. During ’22 professor in Demographic Studies, professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and from 1997 to 2002 served as director of the…
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The U.S. Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
On March 24, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau released the final 2010 Census redistricting data files for each state that will be used to redraw federal, state, and local legislative…
Read MoreThe Gender Gap in College Enrollment and Graduation
By almost any measure, Americans have become more educated over the last 40 years. They are more likely to graduate from high school, enroll in college, and obtain degrees today…
Read MoreSocial Vulnerability and Resilience to Natural Disasters
Susan Cutter is a distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. Cutter researches what makes people and the…
Read MoreWork-Family Policies and Child Well-Being
View webcast (Time: 48 minutes) American families have changed dramatically in recent years. More children are living with single parents and more mothers are working. As a result, stay-at-home mothers,…
Read MoreDisaster Risk and Vulnerability: The Role and Impact of Population and Society
Increasing disaster threats not only reflect the onset of events such as earthquakes or floods, but also the changing demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the population. A large, violent tornado, for instance, passing through…
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