America’s colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market, writes Hope Yen for the Associated Press. A study released last Wednesday by the Pew Research Center highlights the growing diversity in higher education amid debate over the role of race in college admissions and controversy over Arizona’s new ban on ethnic studies in public schools. Newly released government figures show that freshman enrolment surged 6% in 2008 to a record 2.6 million, mostly due to rising minority enrolment. Source: University World News