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More student or faculty diversity on campus leads to lower racial gaps in graduation rates

  • Written by Nicholas A. Bowman, Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education, University of Iowa
More student or faculty diversity on campus leads to lower racial gaps in graduation ratesAt colleges with a majority-Black student population, Black and white students graduate at the same rate. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

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