A critical piece of advancing economic mobility is equitable access to higher education. Despite ongoing efforts, McKinsey research suggests that historically marginalized racial and ethnic populations—Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Native American and Pacific Islander—are still underrepresented in higher education among undergraduates, write Diana Ellsworth, Erin Harding, Jonathan Law, and Duwain Pinder. Current rates of change suggest that it would take about 70 years for all not-for-profit institutions to reflect underrepresented students fully in their incoming student population. Check out this article to understand the ways higher education institutions can advance their goals around racial equity and improve outcomes for diverse learners. Then dive into more insights on closing the equity gap from the McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility.
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