D.C.-area university leaders denounced an opportunity “crisis” affecting young Black and Hispanic boys and offered solutions to try to close the gaps during a panel discussion this week.
Panelists included officials from George Mason University, Howard University, the University of the District of Columbia and the University of Maryland Global Campus — all of which, along with University of Maryland College Park and Montgomery College, have Black male presidents.
“They are more likely to drop out of high school and be involved in the criminal justice system. They are more likely to suffer the effects of poverty and less likely to find quality career opportunities with professional advancement,” said Carol Thompson Cole, president and chief executive of Venture Philanthropy Partners+Raise DC, which hosted the panel discussion on Howard’s campus. “We also know that they suffer from racially charged stereotypes and embedded inequities.
“We’re continuing to consider initiatives like that,” Wutoh said, “What actual, practical things can we do to help make sure that brothers get skills and that they have the opportunity for reentry into society, and they have the opportunity to pursue a college degree, or vocational training or some other route that will give them a productive outcome.”
where students earn an associate’s degree from a Virginia community college, then transfer to George Mason to get their bachelor’s. The cost of attendance at George Mason, Washington said, is determined by a student’s income.
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