The ‘Joyous’ Responsibility We Have as Citizens
May 08, 2017 by John B. King Jr., J.D., Ed.D. This is the prepared text of the commencement address given at the University of Memphis, a member of our OASIS Network, on May 6, 2017. Each of you has worked hard…
Statement From The Education Trust on the FY17 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
May 01, 2017 by EdTrust “Congress took an important step forward for equity in the FY17 omnibus appropriations bill by restoring year-round Pell Grants. “Providing year-round Pell Grants — a policy with bipartisan support that…
College Leaders Share Why Year-Round Pell Is Important for Their Students
May 01, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski UPDATED Today, we learned that Congress wants to restore year-round Pell grants in its plan to fund the government for the rest of this year. We’ve already talked about why we…
Stop Fighting Over Pell and Start Delivering on Its Promise
April 25, 2017 by Mandy Zatynski In March, the Trump administration released its “skinny budget” — essentially its wish list for the government’s funding for fiscal year 2018, which begins Oct. 1. Congress will use this…
Guiding Students Toward Degrees
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
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
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…
Why Closing Gaps in Graduation Rates Requires a Focus on Enrollment
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 Look at Black Student Success
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…