HCM Strategists Facilitates American Dream 2.0

Washington, D.C.— Facing a growing national crisis in which 46 percent of those who enter a U.S. college fail to graduate within six years, a first-of-its kind coalition of national leaders issued a call to action to make the financial aid system work better for students and the country. The double jeopardy of declining college affordability and the unacceptably high number of students who enter college but do not complete is eroding the American Dream and weakening our nation’s ability to compete. Today, only 37 percent of African Americans and 42 percent of Hispanic students graduate within 6 years. Our ...