Why are African-Americans and Latinos underrepresented in elite U.S. colleges?
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A New York Times analysis, found that African-Americans and Latinos are two of the most underrepresented groups at top universities in the United States. In fact, the percentage of first year students who are African-American or Latino at elite colleges has barely budged in more than 30 years.
Director of Higher Education Research and Data Analytics for the Education Trust, Dr. Andrew Nichols, and Gregory Anderson, Dean and Professor of Higher Education at Temple University's College of Education, joined MPR News Host Kerri Miller to discuss what else the data teaches us about diversity.
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