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Why Historically Black Colleges And Universities Remain Vital In U.S. Higher Education
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2015-02-01)
Many observers, including journalists, have sounded the alarm that historically black colleges and universities in the United States are in danger of losing their identity. “Historically Black Colleges are Becoming More ...
When Affirmative Action is Banned, Minority Applicants to College Have a Harder Time – Even in Neighboring States
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2014-01-01)
The consideration of race as one factor in college admissions was once legally acceptable all over the United States – as codified in the landmark Supreme Court ruling in the 1978 Bakke case. Over the last fifteen years, ...
How Federal Government Policies Have Helped Women Earn College Degrees?
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2014-01-01)
Scholars have long recognized that higher education brings knowledge and skills that translate into economic gains and enhanced political engagement, but little attention has been paid to the shifting impact of U.S. policies ...
College Affordability And The Reauthorization Of The Higher Education Act Of 1965
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2014-10-01)
Congress debated the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the primary legislation chartering the federal government’s role in U.S. postsecondary education. The previous reauthorization happened in 2008 and ...
Weighing the Costs and Benefits of a College Education
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2017-05-01)
Questions about college affordability and student debt have dominated headlines recently. As the price of attending college has steadily outpaced inflation, the necessity of having a college degree to be competitive in the ...
Why The United States Should Improve Support For Colleges and Universities Serving Hispanic Students
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2015-04-01)
The author draws some insights and analysis around the question why the United States should improve support for colleges and universities serving Hispanic students?
Can Lessons From Abroad Help Solve The Crisis In U.S. Public Higher Education?
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2015-03-01)
Public universities in America are in crisis. A sector that once served to reduce inequality now operates in ways that tend to exacerbate it. Tuitions and student indebtedness are skyrocketing; administrators grab ...
Why Universal And Life-Long Higher Education Is The Next Step In Advancing The Social Contract
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2015-04-01)
Nearly a century after John Dewey published the landmark book Democracy and Education, the principles of learning he espoused for democratic societies are applicable to higher education. He saw education as the primary ...
Do Public Universities Use Resources To Widen Opportunity?
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2013-11-01)
State universities and other public institutions of higher education were created in the United States for the purpose of widening access – and political leaders still argue that these institutions make it possible for ...
Why California Needs Specific Educational Data On Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, And Pacific Islanders
(Scholars Strategy Network, 2016-03-01)
It is no secret that unequal access to education produces racial disparities in the United States – and the state of California is no exception. Many studies document how California’s public higher education system struggles ...