The Washington Post

Now’s the Time to Fund Minority-Serving Colleges and Boost Racial Equity

May 17, 2021

Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University writes: And because of the pandemic’s impact on higher education, its effects could be felt for years to come. According to a Post article, the increasing stream of Latinx students on college campuses in recent years has been threatened with “a 5.4 percent drop in the head count of Latino undergraduates in the fall” and “26.4 percent fewer high school graduates from schools with a high percentage of Black and Latino students [going] straight to college in 2020 compared with 2019.” A reduction in higher education gains for minority students will have far-reaching consequences on the financial health of their communities.

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