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The Yes We Must Coalition is the only organization in higher education composed of non-profit, private institutions where undergraduate enrollment of Pell-dependent students is 50% or more. The Coalition is dedicated to collaborating to find and implement the changes necessary to increase the success of low-income students.

What exactly do we do? Take a look at our resources for helping low-income students achieve success in college, and some of the collaborative work going on among members. Our latest report, “The New Student Majority: In Their Own Words,” continues the work included in our 2018 report, “Listening to Our Low-Income Students,” by presenting observations by our Pell-dependent, low-wealth students on their struggles and success in college.

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Goals

  • Contribute to the goal of increasing the number of students achieving college degrees.
  • Be a national voice to advocate for students from low-income backgrounds and the role of institutions and organizations that effectively serve them.
  • Work collaboratively to improve graduation rates for low-income students.

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Members

The Yes We Must Coalition brings together private colleges and universities and affiliated organizations and individuals who are committed to access to higher education and success through to graduation for low-income/first-generation students.

If you are a supporter of greater equity in higher education, of improving college graduation rates for underrepresented students, and of collaborative processes that reduce college costs and increase student success, please join us.

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Collaboration

Income inequality in the United States has widened dramatically over the past three decades, and the correlation between the income level of one’s family and the level of education achieved flies in the face of the American dream.

It is time for colleges to look beyond their individual campuses and act boldly to clarify and create new measurements, practices, systems, and structures to better serve the needs of our country and our global community. It is time for new thinking, and it is time for new voices to be heard.

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