Many Determined College Students Are Also Dedicated Parents: A Preview of the Student Parent Affordability Report
The typical image of a college student is a fresh-faced freshman right out of high school, right? But that doesn’t reflect today’s reality. In fact, more than one-fifth of all…
Formerly Incarcerated People Deserve Second Chances. I’m Living Proof.
Last month was Second Chance Month, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the barriers facing justice-involved people and what having a second chance really means for a formerly incarcerated,…
Black Undergraduate Women Reflect on What Prepared Them for College
The hashtag #BlackGirlMagic was created by a Black early childhood educator named CaShawn Thompson in 2015 as a way to “celebrate the beauty, power and resilience of Black women” and…
How A School District is Helping First-Generation Students Shape Their Career Goals
In California, you can often find residents from around the world. It’s the same phenomenon in the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), home to nearly 30,000 students grades 7-12,…
A New Approach to Supporting Students on Their Journey to College Graduation
As her first semester of college at Delaware State University began in fall 2020, Kadiatu Mansaray had a problem: She didn’t have a computer. While the first-year college student was…
Blog Series: College and Career Readiness Through a Race-Conscious Lens
Going to college or entering the workforce after graduating from high school are quintessential milestones for our nation’s students. Preparing for these key life events starts long before a student…
A New Near-Peer Coaching Program Strives to Keep Incoming Freshmen on Course
The ongoing pandemic has been an incredible challenge for graduating high school seniors in virtually every way. First-generation and low-income students face daunting hurdles on the way to college even…