With a rapidly increasing diverse population, US college classrooms ought now to begin filling up with higher numbers of minority students.
With regards to matriculation, the academic environment, faculty, and staff will need to actively support this more diverse student body. Going forward, academic institutions cannot rely solely on the increasingly diverse demographic eligible for higher education. They must acknowledge and address the cultural and economic barriers that may prevent students of color and first-generation college students from pursuing a college degree, ensuring that the student body more accurately reflects the population that the academic institution serves.
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