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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Reducing the financial barriers to access doesn’t necessarily reduce the financial barriers to success,” said Dr. W. Carson Byrd, an associate research scientist in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education, and an author of the study.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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