Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed
A new report points to significant and ongoing disparities in which students attend underresourced colleges versus wealthier, more selective universities. The report also identifies stubborn inequities in degree completion in the United States across racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines and widening gaps in higher education attainment between states. “The system is becoming more and more stratified by socioeconomic status,” said Margaret Cahalan, co-author of the report and director of the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, which researches the academic outcomes of low-income, first-generation and disabled college students, and advocates for improved educational opportunities for them.
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