Rawlston-Wilson, ValerieSaavedra, SusieChauhan, Shree2019-10-252019-10-252014-09-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95131College access has now become a necessary path toward prosperity and the middle class. In this follow-up article, the authors explore and define the characteristics of the typical African American student and make specific recommendations that will improve their postsecondary access, retention and completion. These solutions center on the Pell Grant, which provided financial aid to over nine million students in 2011- 2012, including 62 percent of all African American college students.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalaccess to higher educationAfrican American studentsPell Grants Programsstudent financial aidReporthttp://cmsi.gse.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/National%20Urban%20League%20Report.pdf