ERIC Number: ED591567
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 4
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Inequities Persist: Access and Completion Gaps at Public Flagships in the Great Lakes Region
Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Voight, Mamie
Institute for Higher Education Policy
Public flagship universities were established to provide an excellent education to state residents. These premier, well-resourced institutions are therefore ideally positioned to address the longstanding inequities in college access and completion. With proven histories of tackling societal challenges head-on, such as combating climate change and researching cures for cancer, public flagships should be working to advance social and economic mobility for students in their state. This analysis of equity at public flagship universities in the Great Lakes region reveals persistent equity gaps in access and completion for students of color and low-income students. The equity snapshots included herein present trends in enrollment and graduation rates over time at six Great Lakes flagships: (1) Indiana University -- Bloomington; (2) Ohio State University -- Main Campus; (3) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; (4) University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor; (5) University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities; and (6) University of Wisconsin -- Madison.
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Access to Education, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, College Students, Achievement Gap
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)
Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Ohio; Illinois (Urbana); Illinois (Champaign); Michigan (Ann Arbor); Minnesota (Minneapolis); Minnesota (Saint Paul); Wisconsin (Madison)
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