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Study: Black Students Excel When Rooming With Whites

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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A comprehensive study shows that African-American college students who live with a White roommate had more impressive grades. The study, which was completed by researchers from Ohio State University and Virginia Commonwealth University, studied African-American freshmen. Not only does the study suggest that African-American students with White roommates performed better in school, but it also helped them to better adjust in a new environment.