Topic: Pathways to College & Careers

Guiding Students Toward Degrees

article-cropped April 18, 2017 by Bonita Brown

It’s that time of year when college seniors are busy, readying themselves for graduation after four (or five or six) long years of working toward that degree. They’ve taken all…

College Hoops and Black Student Success: Why March Can Be So Maddening

article-cropped March 31, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

Like many of you, I took some time during the last two weeks to relax and watch some college hoops. I’ve always loved college basketball, particularly March Madness. But, if…

More on Black Student Success: What It Means to Be at the Top of Our List

article-cropped March 23, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

Over the last few years, Ed Trust has released several reports on graduation rates and gaps for low-income students and students of color at four-year colleges and universities. In each…

What Will It Take to Close the Black-White Completion Gap?

newspaper March 01, 2017 by EdTrust

Ed Trust explores that question and identifies top- and bottom-performing institutions WASHINGTON — More Black students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to…

A Look at Black Student Success

files March 01, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols, Denzel Evans-Bell

More Black students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to these students…

Why Closing Gaps in Graduation Rates Requires a Focus on Enrollment

article-cropped March 01, 2017 by Nicolle Grayson

If every college and university closed the gap that exists in graduation rates between Black and White students on their campuses, there would still be a gap nationwide. That’s because…

A Tale of Two Colleges: Similar Students and Different Results

article-cropped February 09, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

As the college admission letters start to trickle in, young adults across the country are facing one of the largest investment choices of their lives: where to go to college.…

Rising Tide II: Do Black Students Benefit as Grad Rates Increase?

files March 23, 2016 by Andrew Howard Nichols, Kimberlee Eberle-Sudre, Meredith Welch