For 12 years, Wayne State University has seen a steady increase in the number of Black student graduates. University officials attribute that success to support programs put in place to improve retention and graduation rates, particularly for low-income and minority students. But in 2023, the six-year graduation rate for Black students at WSU fell eight percentage points — roughly 20%. Today on Created Equal, we talk with Dr. Darryl Gardner, a vice provost who oversees the university’s efforts to increase student success, about what happened, and what the university is doing about it.