New UConn-Dartmouth Study: Racial Diversity in Higher Ed Leads to Higher Salaries for Grads
UConn Today – Researchers examined more than 6,000 cohorts of MBA and law students over several decades and found that having even one additional minority student among a cohort of 100 students increased starting salaries cumulatively across the cohort by up to $30,000
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