50K Coalition Founders Call for Increased Diversity Amid DEI Rollbacks

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the first time in our nation’s history, more than 50,000 minorities and women received undergraduate engineering degrees in an academic year, according to a newly released Impact Report from The 50K Coalition. The goal was reached in 2023, two years ahead of the organization’s 2025 target date. Despite this achievement, significant disparities remain and much more needs to be done to remove barriers and create pathways for underrepresented engineering studeALEXANDRIA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the first time in our nation’s history, more than 50,000 minorities and women received undergraduate engineering degrees in an academic year, according to a newly released Impact Report from The 50K Coalition. The goal was reached in 2023, two years ahead of the organization’s 2025 target date. Despite this achievement, significant disparities remain and much more needs to be done to remove barriers and create pathways for underrepresented engineering stude