Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
A degree or other credential of value remains the most important entry point to social and economic mobility and yet for Black young adults, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain and the racial wealth gap is only widening. Nearly two-thirds of Black young adults without a degree are earning low wages and are also not enrolling in higher ed. In his opinion piece, Dr. Keith Curry, President of Compton College, posits that unapologetic leadership, shared community responsibility and bold policy action is needed to reverse enrollment declines not just among Black learners, but all learners.
