Most people believed that the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end affirmative action in higher education admissions would cause a big drop in Black and Hispanic enrollment at the nation’s top colleges. What happened is actually more complicated. This story also appeared in Washington Monthly Overall, more Black and Hispanic students enrolled in four-year universities […]
Divided We Learn
Once the way up the socioeconomic ladder in America, higher education may now be deepening the divisions. First-generation, low-income students disproportionately wind up at campuses with the fewest resources; their wealthier counterparts, at the best. And, contradicting public promises, universities are raising their net prices faster for low-income than higher-income students.
