For Students to Feel Welcome at College, PWIs Need More DEI efforts—Not Less
Read moreAs the Director of Education Innovation and Research and professor at Howard University, I understand the importance of diversity,…
Creating Positive College Campus Racial Climates for Students of Color
Read moreThe term “campus racial climate” is used to describe the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students…
Scholastic Book Fairs Are Making Diversity Optional
Read moreEvery adult in America of a certain age probably remembers attending the Scholastic Book Fair — the feeling of…
Students at PWIs Don’t Feel Welcome on Campus
Read moreCONTACT: Ameshia CrossACross@edtrust.org312-339-6930EdTrust Report Examines How Colleges’ Anti-DEI Policies Affect Campus Racial ClimateWASHINGTON – Amid the b…
Policy and Mindsets Must Change to Truly Prepare Students for College & Career Success
Read moreWhen I look out at my classroom, I reflect on my last eight years as a teacher. I think…
Student Loan Payments Are Restarting. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know
Read moreThis month, federal student loan repayment is restarting for 43 million Americans. The student loan system is coming back…
The Difficult Pathway to Faculty Diversity, by the Numbers
Read moreNo one becomes a professor overnight, especially a tenured one. Having a doctorate or a professional degree is a…
What Isn’t Talked About When We Talk About Latinos
Read moreWorking as an administrator in an elementary school in the Bronx was a formative experience for me, as it…
What School Leaders Can Do To Promote Racially Just Management of Funds and Operations
Read moreAs a middle and high school English teacher in a large public school district, I witnessed firsthand that there…
Student, Family and Community Engagement and SEAD
Read moreStudent, family, and community engagement is an important ingredient to foster students’ social, emotional, and academic development (SEAD). The…
Updating Federal Policy to Ensure That Hispanic-Serving Institutions Are Serving Latino Students
Read moreIn our last blog post, we outlined what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and how HSIs…
Ed Trust in the News September 2023
Read moreSeptember 2023P12Tennessee legislative panel will look into rejecting federal education funds, Chalkbeat Tennessee (also featured in 2 other outlets),…
Educator Diversity State Profile: New York
Read moreAttending a school with a principal of color has positive impacts on academic outcomes for students of color —…
In a Post-Affirmative Action World, Colleges Can Help Foster Diversity By Banning the Box on College Applications
Read moreIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action in college admissions, many higher education leaders…
’Segregation Forever?’: The Continued Underrepresentation of Black Undergraduates at the Nation’s 122 Most Selective Private Colleges and Universities
Read moreAs a follow-up to our 2020 report that looked at Black and Latino students' underrepresentation at the nation's public…
New Report Finds Our Nation’s Most Selective Colleges and Universities Already Don’t Have Diverse Enough Student Bodies, Hurting the U.S. Labor Force
Read moreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Ameshia Crossacross@edtrust.org312-339-6930Ed Trust urges universi…