Topic: College Accountability

From Protectors to Persecutors: How Florida Universities Are Failing Their Students by Partnering with ICE

article-cropped April 23, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

By collaborating with ICE, universities are not only abdicating their responsibility but also contributing to an environment of fear, uncertainty, and victimization

Harvard is Right: Colleges and Universities Need to Draw a Line in the Sand

article-cropped April 15, 2025 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

Harvard is resisting the Trump administration’s expanding war on higher education. More colleges and universities need to follow suit

Undocumented Students Are Living in Fear on College Campuses. The Effects of Campus Raids

article-cropped March 19, 2025 by Sayda Martinez-Alvarado

Amid ICE raids on college campuses, immigrant and undocumented students are living in fear for themselves and family members

Community College Students Take to the Capitol

article-cropped February 21, 2025 by EdTrust in Texas

On February 3rd, more than 800 students from across Texas gathered for Community College Day

Campus Racial Climates Amid Student Protests: Keeping Students of Color Safe

article-cropped October 01, 2024 by Durriya Ahmed

To improve access and retention for students of color, there must be sustainable steps toward improving campus racial climates.

Hate Crimes on College Campuses — How Policymakers and Accreditors Can Create a Safer Learning Environment for Students

article-cropped September 23, 2024 by Michael Grigsby

Accreditors & policymakers can protect students of color, promote institutional accountability, & enhance hatecrime reporting by encouraging colleges to improve their campus racial climates.

‘Segregation Forever’? Private Universities Haven’t Increased Diversity in the Past 20 Years. What Now?

files February 28, 2024 by Sandra Perez, Gabriel Montague

As an accompaniment to our analysis of Black student enrollment, EdTrust explored enrollment for Latino students at the nation’s 122 most selective private four-year colleges and universities.

Students at PWIs Don’t Feel Welcome on Campus

newspaper October 19, 2023 by EdTrust

CONTACT: Ameshia Cross ACross@edtrust.org 312-339-6930 EdTrust Report Examines How Colleges’ Anti-DEI Policies Affect Campus Racial Climate WASHINGTON – Amid the ban on affirmative action in college admissions and pressure from…

Colleges and Universities Must Commit to Student Belonging in Light of Affirmative Action Rulings and Attacks on DEI

article-cropped October 03, 2023 by Sayda Martinez-Alvarado

Given the recent Supreme Court decisions banning affirmative action, along with state attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, students of color can feel isolated among their peers at…