Topic: Higher Education

Nuestras historias, nuestras luchas, nuestras fortalezas

files February 14, 2018 by Ashley Griffin

Los Estados Unidos está atravesando un cambio cultural diverso y el personal docente se está quedando rezagado: si bien…

Reauthorizing HEA: Alexander’s Approach to Accountability Misses the Mark on Equity

article-cropped February 07, 2018 by Tiffany Jones

Last week, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released a white paper that provided his early thinking on the approach the federal government should take regarding accountability in higher education. One thing…

A Look at Latino Student Success

files December 14, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

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

Closing the Latino-White Completion Gap

newspaper December 14, 2017 by EdTrust

As Congress gets ready to tackle the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, a new Ed Trust report shows the need to prioritize completion rates for students of color WASHINGTON…

Debunking 5 Myths about Affirmative Action

article-cropped October 12, 2017 by Andrew Howard Nichols

Less than two years after the Supreme Court upheld the Fisher vs. University of Texas case on affirmative action, the Trump administration nevertheless continues to threaten race-based affirmative action, chipping…

FY18 Appropriations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly + What’s Next

article-cropped September 19, 2017 by Kelly McManus

Over the past two weeks in D.C., there has been a lot of action on the Hill on the appropriations front, the process by which the federal government is funded.…

Dear White People: We’ve Always Had Affirmative Action

article-cropped August 22, 2017 by Brooke Haycock

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”—Gloria Steinem Dear White People, Days ago, I, like many of you, watched in horror the vile display…

Letter from 309 Organizations to Congressional Leadership: “Index Pell Grants to Inflation Indefinitely”

July 25, 2017 by EdTrust

The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker U.S. House of…