Prize for economic diversity on campus

In the NYT, here:

… Policy makers in several places, including Delaware, Tennessee and the city of Chicago, are also pushing to help more low-income students get through college. Ultimately, these large-scale programs will almost certainly have a bigger impact than what happens at Vassar or Harvard. But the lack of economic diversity on elite campuses still matters.

They are the colleges with the most resources and highest graduation rates. Research has found that lower-income students — who often otherwise lack professional connections and a family safety net — benefit from attending selective colleges more than other students do. Selective colleges also tend to produce many of the country’s executives and leaders, including each of the last four presidents and the nine current Supreme Court justices. …