In a January 10, 2023 opinion piece in Inside Higher Ed, University of Texas professor Steven Mintz calls for those who care about American higher education to acknowledge a series of hard and unpleasant truths:

• Postsecondary education in the U.S. relegates the students with the greatest needs to the most under-resourced institutions.
• High performing Black and Hispanic students are less likely to earn a college degree than comparable white or Asian American students.