“We have a racial caste system in the United States,” said Leila Morsy, an academic lead of teaching and learning in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University in Australia.īecause of this structure, Black children are far more likely to encounter adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs. These statistics reflect a “failure of the system,” she said, noting the lack of a policy response to these gaps

Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. And before a Black child is even born, the odds are stacked against them.įor example, maternal mortality rates vary greatly by race. Many of these gaps are driven by poverty, she said. They can also be found when comparing different socioeconomic classes. These “opportunity gaps” can be found when comparing any nonwhite, non-Asian American student with their white or Asian American peers, García said. “As soon as you start measuring differences in any outcomes for Black and white kids, you would find differences, you would find gaps,” said Emma García, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. One of the first steps in closing these gaps is to realize where they begin and why. Until real progress is made on this issue, among others, higher ed leaders' calls for diversity and inclusion, public statements on societal racism, and decisions to change building names or remove statues with racist legacies will continue to ring hollow. At some institutions, including public flagship and research universities, access has worsened for Black students in recent years. Equity gaps between students based on their race, ethnicity and income persist and thrive at most institutions.įor Black students, simply accessing higher education remains difficult, particularly at four-year colleges. But it can be a vehicle to lessen those gaps. Higher education is not the root of all equity gaps.

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