%0 Journal Article %T Introduction to the special issue on group %A David M. Marx %A Jean-Claude Croizet %A Sei Jin Ko %J Group Processes & Intergroup Relations %@ 1461-7188 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1368430219837095 %X Obtaining a higher education is critical to financial security, high-status career opportunities, and an increased quality of life. As such, understanding the barriers to educational attainment that certain disadvantaged groups must scale is paramount to creating a more equitable, productive, and diverse workforce. This special issue presents seven papers that focus on how the extant educational culture and structure contribute to or reinforce group-based inequalities in educational outcomes and experiences %K academic transition %K achievement %K educational inequalities %K higher education %K identity %K symbolic disqualification %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1368430219837095