Three years and some bumps later, with graduation within reach, Roberto's father suffered a
heart attack and was diagnosed with diabetes — the kind of family crisis capable of derailing any college career.But instead of becoming a dropout statistic, Rodriguez will graduate with honors this month from UC-Riverside, where graduation rate gaps that separate Hispanic students from their peers on a national level
simply do not exist. Studies show that more Hispanic students are enrolling in college, but a disproportionate number drop out with debt instead of degrees.
At the average college or university, 51 percent of Hispanic students earn a bachelor's degree in six years, compared to 59 percent of white students, according to a March study by
the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. READ FULL STORY
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