Author: Nicolas Emery
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (JBHE) ranked Middlebury College 20th out of the nation's top 24 academically rated liberal arts colleges with regards to its comparative success in integrating African-Americans into its faculty and student body.
The JBHE used data compiled during the past 10 years to produce the comprehensive diversity ranking of the nation's top colleges. The JBHE compiled data from government sources and original research, ranking the schools in 13 categories including black enrollments, black student yield, and black percentage of total faculty.
Amherst College garnered the first place in the rankings, followed by Williams College and Colgate University.
According to the JBHE Web site, only 2.2 percent of students and 2.4 percent of faculty at Middlebury College are African-American, which explains the College's low rating.
The JBHE rankings are not without their limitations. Most of the institutions ranked are small colleges and the addition or loss of a few faculty members may significantly affect the percentage and the institution's place in the rankings.
Although the College ranked 20th on the JBHE list, it is interesting to note that the first African-American to graduate from an institution of higher education in the United States graduated from Middlebury in 1823.
Midd Briefs Middlebury Lags in Diversity
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