New report grades states, public universities on black student enrollment, representation

The issue is nothing new for universities: the need to diversify the student body (and their faculty). Now every public university in the country can see how well it is serving black students -- at least by a few metrics -- with a new report card from the University of Southern California’s Race and Equity Center. And universities need improvement, according to Shaun Harper, the center’s executive director and a prominent race-relations consultant for campuses. This is the...