Thoughts From a Former College Admission Officer in the COVID-19 Era
Read moreAmidst increased anxiety over a global pandemic, parents and students alike are frantically adjusting to the new reality of school shutdowns, online learning, …
How College Application Fees Are Barriers to College Access
Read moreBeing one of a few people in my family with a college degree, I am often called on to support family members, friends of the family, and even friends of friend…
Improving On-Campus Racial Climate
Read moreWhen I first started undergrad at George Washington University, I was disturbed to find out that their symbol for the campus community was the Colonial. So, I …
Getting To & Through College: “If It’s Not Paid For, I’m Not Going”
Read moreMeet Sancia Celestin, a senior at George Mason University. Raised by her mother, a Haitian immigrant who works 12-hour shifts as a nursing assistant to support…
11 Questions Equity Advocates have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates
Read moreIf you’ve followed the 2020 Democratic debates thus far, you know that education issues have only scratched the nationally televised surface of the upcoming De…
It’s Time for Congress to Act on Higher Education Reform
Read moreFifty-four years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, creating the framework for the system of higher educa…
Getting To & Through College: Joscelyn Guzman
Read moreMore Latinos are going to college than ever before, but as Joscelyn Guzman, a first-generation Mexican-American learned firsthand, getting there is the first o…
Second Chances are Real — Let’s Make Sure More Students Get Them
Read moreIn the past four years, my life has transformed for the better. I am a newlywed with a full-time job and working toward a bachelor’s degree in nonprofit manage…
Broken Mirrors II: How Many Latino Students Are at Public Colleges and Universities? Not As Many As There Should Be.
Read moreSeptember 15 marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage month, when we honor the many cultural and economic contributions of Latinos, who comprise nearly on…
How Policymakers Can Help Higher Education Better Serve Students
Read moreSo far, several Democratic presidential candidates have put forth various ambitious plans that could potentially help college students: from free college to ca…
From the Classroom to the Polls: The Importance of Student Voting
Read moreAs the 2020 presidential election comes closer, the stakes are especially high to get out the vote. While voter turnout in the 2018 midterms hit a 50-year high…
What Happens When Incarceration Meets Education
Read moreLifting the ban on Pell Grants for incarcerated students is one of Ed Trust’s policy priorities for higher education reauthorization, and we are proud to advoc…
What It Means to Be Nonbinary and How to Be an LGBTQ Ally
Read moreI often tell people that my English pronouns are they/them and that I identify as trans (specifically nonbinary). This is much more accessible than explaining …
Higher Education Behind and Beyond Bars: A Father and Son Story
Read moreI sat with my back pressed into cold, hard wood as I stared into the big brown eyes across the table. He looks so much like me, I thought. Eight years old and …
Getting To & Through College: Tiffany Jones
Read moreIn the first installment of our new series, an African American, first-generation college graduate recalls the struggles of going to and paying for college whi…
Broken Mirrors: 6 Takeaways on Black Student Representation at Public Colleges and Universities
Read moreIt’s commencement season. As we honor the thousands of graduating students getting their diplomas, we should pause to consider those who didn’t get the opportu…
Student Voices: Hearing and Supporting Native/Indigenous Students
Read moreI was born and raised in the central part of the Navajo Nation in a town called Chinle, which is near the Canyon De Chelly national monument in Arizona. For mo…
The Forgotten Children: Students Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
Read moreThere are 1.5 million people in federal and state prisons and another 600,000 in local jails. More than half (54 percent) of these incarcerated adults have chi…
Profiles in Education Equity: Operation Restoration
Read moreSyrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas cofounded Operation Restoration, a New Orleans-based organization that helps women who have been impacted by incarceratio…
How Education Can Better Serve the Modern-Day Student
Read moreFor nearly six years, Reid Setzer has been at Young Invincibles, where he most recently served as director of public policy. Now, this one-time Jeopardy! runne…
