In a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights said the proposed regulations “are particularly important for students of color, who represent about half of the undergraduate students in for-profit programs.” While Black and Hispanic students represent 28 percent of all undergraduates nationwide, they account for nearly 46 percent of those attending for-profit colleges.
While the organization said many of its individual members have previously expressed support for the plan, the group thought it was important now to speak as one voice on the topic.
