Bright Spots: How 2 Universities Built a Diverse Student Body
Nationally, public flagship universities continue to profess support for diversity, but their enrollments tell a different story. In fact, many enroll a smaller proportion of Black students today than they…
Segregation Forever?
July 21, 2020 by Andrew Howard Nichols While the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks have shined a…
Top public colleges say, “Black Lives Matter,” but do they enroll Black — or Latino — students?
July 21, 2020 by EdTrust Ed Trust calls on the nation’s 101 most selective public colleges to finally reflect U.S. racial diversity Washington – While the COVID-19 pandemic and the killings of Breonna Taylor, George…
Crushed Dreams and Broken Promises, Supreme Court Edition
July 02, 2020 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States handed a victory to Dreamers, blocking the Trump administration’s latest attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
How to Support College Students Aging Out of Foster Care During COVID-19
June 23, 2020 by Mauriell H. Amechi Picture this: A second wave of coronavirus infection hits the U.S., and college leaders decide to shut down campuses. Students have two weeks or less to pack up their belongings…
Trump Vetoes Measure to Restore Student Loan Borrower Rights
June 01, 2020 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. WASHINGTON (June 1, 2020) – Today, Wil Del Pilar, vice president for higher education at The Education Trust, issued the following statement: “President Trump’s decision to veto a bipartisan congressional…
John B. King Jr. Testimony On FY 2020 Funding Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
May 31, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of John B. King Jr. President and CEO The Education Trust Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
Testimony of John B. King, Jr. on FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
May 21, 2020 by EdTrust Written Testimony for the Record On behalf of John B. King Jr. President and CEO The Education Trust Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
Harvard Graduate School of Education Speaker Series
May 07, 2020 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. During the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) virtual “Leadership Series,” John B. King Jr. talked with former Massachusetts education secretary and HGSE professor Paul Reville about a strategy to…