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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > collegiate education > Higher Education Act of 1965
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Higher Education Act of 1965  

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  • Among the emerging challenges of the mid-20th century was the inability of academically prepared high school graduates to enter college due to the lack of affordability; hence, the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was launched as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's “War on Poverty.” The goal of the HEA was to advance the efforts of colleges and universities while providing initiatives to promote educational, economic, and social mobility across diverse groups; it focuses on assisting students from low-income families—many of them first-generation college students and many of them students from underrepresented groups—to acquire postsecondary education. The HEA is one of several laws that illustrate the emergence of a federal presence in challenging poverty, racism, and sexism as obstructions to equality across the educational pipeline. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Higher Education Act of 1965]

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