Topic: College Enrollment & Access

To What Extent Do Top Colleges Enroll (or Not Enroll) Latino Students?

article-cropped October 09, 2018 by J. Oliver Schak

In a previous blog, I examined colleges that are often referred to as emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions or emerging HSIs for short, which enroll between 15 to 24 percent Latino students.…

A Closer Look at Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions

article-cropped October 02, 2018 by J. Oliver Schak

As an alumnus of a top-ranked and predominantly White college with little racial, ethnic, or socio-economic diversity, I have often wondered how many institutions like mine have or have not…

University Enrollment in Puerto Rico Prior to Hurricane Maria: Lessons from Katrina

article-cropped September 21, 2018 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D.

With mixed feelings of excitement and apprehension, I arrived in Puerto Rico this summer — excited to see family and friends and relax on the beach; nervous about witnessing firsthand…

Closing the Latino-White Completion Gap

newspaper December 14, 2017 by EdTrust

As Congress gets ready to tackle the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a new Ed Trust report shows the need to prioritize completion rates for students of color WASHINGTON…

Debunking 5 Myths about Affirmative Action

article-cropped October 12, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

Less than two years after the Supreme Court upheld the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on affirmative action, the Trump administration nevertheless continues to threaten race-based affirmative action, chipping…

Dear White People: We’ve Always Had Affirmative Action

article-cropped August 22, 2017 by Brooke Haycock

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”—Gloria Steinem Dear White People, Days ago, I, like many of you, watched in horror the vile display…