Group's study finds graduation gap

URBANA– During her undergraduate years at the University of Illinois, Tequilla Noel wasn't hard to spot in a classroom.

"There were times when I was literally the only black person," said Noel, 23, of Chicago, who was also a first-generation college student.

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