Demographically, Maryland is expected to shift to minority-majority status like much of the nation. In 2022, estimates say nearly 53 percent of all public high school graduates will be Hispanic or Black, according to the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education.
With such dramatic changes projected for the future, Baldwin said this year’s homecoming festivities will be marked by conversations among alumni of color. Baldwin, who is a member of the Black Alumni Association, said roundtables are in order as well as a meeting with Chancellor William E. Kirwan of the University of Maryland system.
“We want to figure out what is going on and how we get Maryland to be better than it was 15 years ago,” she said.
