Four southeast Wisconsin colleges have made an ambitious pledge : to close racial and income-based graduation gaps within the next 10 years. UWM, MATC, UW-Parkside and Carthage College signed on to an initiative called Moon Shot for Equity , led by Washington, D.C.-based education consultant EAB. It involves reimagining how colleges support students in an effort to eliminate equity gaps. Four Southeast Wisconsin Colleges Pledge To Close Racial Graduation Gaps It will likely be an uphill battle.