Stocks finished their worst two-year period in 23 years on New Year’s Eve, many Enron stockholders have been wiped out, credit card debt is soaring, and economic recovery is expected to be slow at best.
The University of Alabama College of Engineering was recently ranked fourth in the nation among traditionally white institutions in the percentage of African-Americans enrolled, achieving this success after a long-term commitment to develop the potential of multicultural students toward higher rates of enrollment and graduation.
Alabama’s population has increased since the year 2000, but the good news ends there.