Topic: Black & Latino Students

New EdTrust report shows that very few Latino students are enrolled in private institutions.

According to new research from EdTrust and Just Equations, high-performing Black, Latino, and students from low-income backgrounds aren’t given the same access as their more affluent or White peers, despite showing aptitude that they are ready for advanced math courses.

As the Director of Education Innovation and Research and professor at Howard University, I understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in higher education. The harsh reality…

When I look out at my classroom, I reflect on my last eight years as a teacher. I think of all of the faces, lessons, heart to hearts, and the…

The term “campus racial climate” is used to describe the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” So, how does a college’s campus racial climate affect college students of color?

Working as an administrator in an elementary school in the Bronx was a formative experience for me, as it was my first time working in an organization that was largely…

In our last blog post, we outlined what it means to be a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and how HSIs can better serve Latino students. In this blog post, we’ll look…

Latino students now make up a fifth of all students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. This record enrollment of Latino students is forcing higher education leaders and practitioners to…

The need for diversity, equity and access in college admissions, across university campuses and in the workforce — couldn’t be more heightened. Today, America stands at a crossroads of fighting…