Posted on November 29, 2012
Men of Color: A Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education
Men of Color: A Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education
Institutional initiatives to boost college completion rates among African-American men will not succeed without a complementary policy agenda that addresses systemic gaps in educational opportunities for and achievement by black males, a report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Pathways to College Network, and the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education argues. According to Men of Color: A Role for Policymakers in Improving the Status of Black Male Students in U.S. Higher Education (18 pages, PDF), two-thirds of African-American undergraduate men at public colleges and universities do not graduate within six years. In addition to highlighting promising campus initiatives and systemwide efforts at the state level to provide mentoring, outreach, and other programs, the report calls on institutional, federal, and state decision makers, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, community-based organizations, foundations, and other stakeholders to advance policies that increase investments in college preparation programs, address funding inequities, bolster financial aid, increase transparency in college athletics, and assist near-completers in attaining degrees.
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