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Dear Liberal Arts Students, You Haven’t Been Robbed News

Dear Liberal Arts Students, You Haven’t Been Robbed

In this op-ed for the New York Times, Jennifer Senior discusses how college in the…

Nuo TianJuly 12, 2020

How Higher Ed Can Stop Affirmative Action for Rich White People News

How Higher Ed Can Stop Affirmative Action for Rich White People

Authors of "The Merit Myth" argue in this op-ed for the Chronicle of Higher Education…

CEW GeorgetownJuly 9, 2020

The Best Way to Make College Affordable News

The Best Way to Make College Affordable

Carla Fried writes for the Chicago Tribune about how to attend and graduate college without…

Nuo TianJuly 6, 2020

Lumina’s Big Postsecondary Goal: Still Within Reach, But Much Work Remains To Be Done News

Lumina’s Big Postsecondary Goal: Still Within Reach, But Much Work Remains To Be Done

Michael T. Nietzel writes for Forbes about the Lumina Foundation’s goal to increase the percentage…

Frank ZhangJuly 2, 2020

Envisioning Colleges and Universities as Antiracist News

Envisioning Colleges and Universities as Antiracist

In this Inside Higher Ed op-ed, Krishni Metivier provides a list of actions that higher…

Frank ZhangJuly 2, 2020

Education and Justice: Learning in Post-COVID America News

Education and Justice: Learning in Post-COVID America

Peter Smith writes for Inside Higher Ed about the flaws in the higher education system…

Frank ZhangJuly 1, 2020

Tracking the COVID-19 Economic Devastation 2021 Covid Post

Tracking the COVID-19 Economic Devastation

Frank ZhangJuly 1, 2020

Community College of Denver Launches Affordable Program for Students Returning to Finish Their Degrees News

Community College of Denver Launches Affordable Program for Students Returning to Finish Their Degrees

In this Diverse Issues in Higher Education article, Sarah Wood writes about a new program…

Frank ZhangJune 30, 2020

Do Selective Colleges Favor the Rich and Work Against the American Dream? News

Do Selective Colleges Favor the Rich and Work Against the American Dream?

In this EdSurge article, Jeffrey R. Young explains how selective colleges favor the privileged and…

Frank ZhangJune 30, 2020