Topic: Black & Latino Students

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…

On two consecutive days in June, the Supreme Court delivered devastating blows to federal education equity efforts aimed at helping students of color and students from low-income backgrounds earn their…

In the summer of my senior year, my private school updated its dress codes and introduced a ban on the use of head wraps, except for religious purposes. This new…

In Florida, a school resource officer (SRO) arrested Kaia, a Black kindergartener for having a tantrum, attempting to charge her with battery (see video). In North Carolina, a SRO tackled…

Studies show that having a diverse academic faculty benefit students, who see themselves and their career aspirations represented, and leads to better student outcomes in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and…

Affirmative action has historically been an instrument that colleges can use to ensure that students of color receive fair consideration for admissions.

Like it or not, the hard truth is that America has a long history of discrimination against people of color and women, who have systemically been denied access to voting…