Houston Center Director Featured in Diversity Article

November 2007

Starlett Craig, Director of the Office of Academic Excellence in the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education, was featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education for her work with the SAT Workshop for Minority Students Program.

According to the article, "New Tests Prep Services Cater to Minority Students", published this month in Diverse; Issues in Higher Education, Craig says students “leave the program much more confident in their ability to be successful on the SAT.” She also notes the dual mission of the program: Clemson hopes to attract a more diverse student population and generate “SAT scores that will match students’ academic records.”

The articles continues by stating that Clemson’s program is unique in that it is the only university-funded prep course of its kind, and Craig reports that their most recent statistics show an average 150-point increase among students in the program, who also become automatically eligible for state scholarships through their participation.

Read the entire Diverse Issues in Higher Education article.