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“As a person of color in America, you need to fly to reach the hallowed gates of wealth and mainstream success while others can…

— Wajahat Ali

While the most disadvantaged students - most often poor students of color - receive the most considerable academic benefits from attending diverse schools, research…

— Clint Smith

I grew up in a close-knit community where I was expected to excel, and it was a different experience when I got to the…

— Kimberly Bryant

As a first-generation college student, I know the hurdles that far too many people face in accessing quality, affordable higher education.

— Alex Padilla

Going to college was really affirming for me, meeting other people like me, other mixed people who had mixed life experience. And that's when…

— Myha'la

“Staff and faculty of color regularly play an additional role of caring for students of color who have often been the recipients of unconscious…

— Karen A Longman

A college degree remains one of America's surest paths to well-paying, rewarding careers. But too many underserved students - especially students of color -…

— Miguel Cardona

I know what it's like to be in predominantly white situations in the educational system. My parents are educators, and I went to performing…

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

By making college more affordable for all and more accessible for minority students, the first new higher education authorizing legislation in a decade will…

— Nancy Pelosi

The barriers to careers in STEM that people of color and traditionally underrepresented groups face need to be broken down.

— Jamaal Bowman

Increasing postsecondary enrollment and success, particularly among first-generation, low-income, and minority students, is good for students and our state's economy.

— Ned Lamont

Going to an interracial high school shaped my understanding of social justice and racial inequality.

— Ed Schultz