Joint Letter from 66 Advocacy Organizations to House and Senate Leadership Calling for Student Debt Forgiveness
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House United States House of Representatives H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell…
25 Groups Urge Congress to Extend CARES Act Benefits to all Federal Student Loan Borrowers
April 13, 2020 by EdTrust The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office…
Thoughts From a Former College Admission Officer in the COVID-19 Era
March 23, 2020 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. Amidst increased anxiety over a global pandemic, parents and students alike are frantically adjusting to the new reality of school shutdowns, online learning, cancellation of standardized tests, library closings, the…
How College Application Fees Are Barriers to College Access
March 11, 2020 by Marshall Anthony Jr. Being one of a few people in my family with a college degree, I am often called on to support family members, friends of the family, and even friends of…
Graduation Rates Don’t Tell the Full Story: Racial Gaps in College Success Are Larger Than We Think
March 05, 2020 by Andrew Howard Nichols, Marshall Anthony Jr. “Student success” is a popular buzz phrase, but it means different things to different people. College and university administrators tend to measure student success on the basis of graduation rates.…
VIDEO: Why Only Race-Conscious Policies Can Fix Racism in Higher Education
February 18, 2020 by EdTrust Income, the most commonly used substitute for race in policies, does not result in achieving racial justice
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…