Written by: Patrick Thomas
Published by: Wall Street Journal
MBA News Digest Comment: None.
Extracted Content: One of the most important pipelines of African-American professional talent into corporate America has been virtually stagnant for a decade.
Black students comprise less than 10% of business school enrollment on average nationally, and admissions experts say universities haven’t done enough to attract more black students to their M.B.A. programs. At the same time, they say many black students face barriers including the cost of the degree, a shortage of corporate mentors and a lack of diverse leadership at colleges.