Hard Truths
January 15, 2020 by Tiffany Jones, Andrew Howard Nichols Despite the popular belief that affirmative action gives Black and Latino students an unfair advantage, these students are still…
Leaders Who Ignore Race in Higher Education Perpetuate Racial Injustice
January 15, 2020 by EdTrust Ed Trust Argues Only Race-Conscious Policies Can Fix Racism in Higher Education WASHINGTON – As we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., it’s a time to…
Getting To & Through College: The Benefits of Taking Advanced Coursework
January 08, 2020 by Gabriela Montell Colleges are the pipeline to good jobs and the middle class, yet for many students of color and students from low-income backgrounds, a higher education degree remains out of reach.…
Getting To & Through College: “If It’s Not Paid For, I’m Not Going”
December 17, 2019 by Gabriela Montell Meet 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 her two kids, Sancia…
How Affordable Are Public Colleges in Your State?
December 17, 2019 by Andrew Howard Nichols, Marshall Anthony Jr., J. Oliver Schak For millions of college-going students, one of the most urgent concerns is the rising cost of college and how…
Hasan Minhaj is Right: Public Colleges Today Force Students to Take on Debt or Work Too Much
December 17, 2019 by EdTrust New Ed Trust Research Sheds Light on the Adage That Students From Low-Income Backgrounds Can Work Their Way Through College WASHINGTON (December 17, 2019) — The idea that students from…
It’s Time for Congress to Act on Higher Education Reform
November 08, 2019 by Courtney Bollig Fifty-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 education that students, programs, colleges,…
College Affordability Act Would Advance Higher Education Opportunity and Improve Outcomes
October 31, 2019 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. The full House should take up this comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization ASAP WASHINGTON (October 31, 2019) – Today, Wil Del Pilar, vice president of higher education at The Education…
Trends in Enrollment and Degree Equity at Public Four-Year Colleges: 2001-2016
October 22, 2019 by J. Oliver Schak According to our recent Broken Mirrors reports and web-based State Equity Report Card, few states are doing enough to ensure that their public two- and four-year colleges enroll and graduate…