Our focus on education and mentoring
As a firm whose business relies on problem-solving and knowledge transfer, our strategic focus on education and mentoring fits reflects who we are and underscores where we can provide value. It also allows us to devote our resources to helping society maintain competitive standards in a global marketplace.
The education issues facing our nation will directly affect the success of businesses in the future. Higher education is a prerequisite for more and more jobs. Yet, only 17.7 percent of African Americans and 12.1 percent of Hispanics in the adult population of the United States have college degrees, compared to 30.6 percent of the white non-Hispanic US adults. At Ernst & Young, one of our strategic priorities is increasing access to higher education, especially for disadvantaged and minority students, by helping to engage them in the learning process and by facilitating their understanding of how to finance education.
Best in Class - how top companies can help transform education
We believe that the power of business is in working together on education issues. We are continually looking for ways to leverage our broad network of contacts to convene a dialogue and create solutions. Read our research-based white paper on best-practice corporate interventions or watch the archived web cast. An executive summary is also available.
"Best in Class" report (pdf, 1M).
Read the executive summary for "Best in Class" (pdf, 907K).
Watch the archived webcast in video format.
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