Women make up 58% of American undergraduates, and many colleges are struggling to attract male applicants and get them to graduate on time. The gender gap is sharpest among minorities, rural communities and low-income students. Many men struggle to ask for help and believe they “do not belong” in college. Andrew Smith has more for VOA Learning English, based on reporting by Matt Krupnick of the Hechinger Report. (June 2023)
Will Men Become an Underrepresented Group on Campus?
FILE - Graduating senior Xavier Faulkner from Cabarrus Early College of Technology waits in his car to receive his diploma at a graduation event in Concord, NC, June 12, 2020.