Issue Area: Higher Education

Last month was Second Chance Month, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the barriers facing justice-involved people and what having a second chance really means for a formerly incarcerated,…

Forty-five million Americans collectively owe $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, and women hold nearly two-thirds of it. But…

November 13-21 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, which was designed to shine a light on many Americans’ struggle to have enough to eat and a roof overhead. As…

Student debt has been a crisis for years, and the pandemic has only exacerbated matters for many borrowers. This is especially true for Black borrowers, who are among those most negatively affected by student loans.

“Building a table” is a phrase on a lot of lips these days, as many organizations and companies embrace the need to include diverse groups of people in decision-making to…

Student activists have long fought for campuses and communities that are safe, diverse, and inclusive. Some institutions of higher education have responded to their call. At the same time, 26…

As policymakers and higher education leaders convene in Nashville this week to review Tennessee’s outcomes-based funding (OBF) formula for the state’s public colleges and universities, they should use this opportunity…

The ongoing pandemic has been an incredible challenge for graduating high school seniors in virtually every way. First-generation and low-income students face daunting hurdles on the way to college even…