ACCESS AND PERMANENCE OF THE BLACK POPULATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Abstract

Higher education in Brazil has undergone significant changes, both in terms of expansion to inland areas of the country and through the creation of affirmative actions, with quota policies. The objective of this study is to analyze the access of the black population to higher education in the country after the implementation of the Racial Quota Law, highlighting the municipalities that offer institutions with this level of education. Thus, basic works were used for the intended discussions in order to portray the social contexts to which the black population has been and is subjected. Secondary data from the Demographic Census on the distribution of the population according to race of students enrolled and graduating in higher education courses and of the Federation Units were used. Public educational policies allow greater inclusion of the black population in higher education institutions, although access by the black population to higher education is still limited, compared to the white population, and challenges persist in the retention of these students in higher education institutions, enabling changes in the existing scenario in these institutions.