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In fact, a 2023 study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that 87% of “key topics in Latino history” are either underrepresented or omitted entirely from textbooks.

The University of California admitted the largest, most diverse class of Californians for fall 2024, with gains in low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students.

The first woman to lead USC since its 1880 founding, Folt also worked to open access to more low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students of color.

“We’re going to have a seat at the table,” adds Routh, a favorite to even become the next council president, a stunning leap for these perpetually underrepresented neighborhoods.

García said the changing nature of the system’s 460,000 students — 54% of them Latino, Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, historically underrepresented groups — requires the 23 campuses to be more intentional about career guidance.