“It’s terrible,” said Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president at Education Trust, an advocacy group focused on gaps in education for low-income and minority students.

The PhD Project and other groups like it help provide a pathway into universities and “create a sense of belonging” for groups that have historically been left out, Del Pilar said.

“There is no evidence that students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds lose access or opportunity,” he said.”

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