Browsing by Author "Nichols, Andrew H."

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    Broken Mirrors: Black Student Representation at Public State Colleges and Universities
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Schak, J. Oliver (The Education Trust, 2019-03-06)
    Black students continue to be underrepresented at the public flagship universities in most states. But how about at the hundreds of other public institutions of higher education across the country, both two-year and four-year? The answer clearly illustrates that public institutions in too many states are falling short of their obligation to enroll and graduate Black students.
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    Broken Mirrors: Latino Student Representation at Public State Colleges and Universities
    Schak, J. Oliver; Bentley, Charlie; Nichols, Andrew H.; Wil Del Pilar (The Education Trust, 2019-09-11)
    When it comes to enrolling and graduating Latinos, and at a time when the population of Latinos in the U.S. is fast increasing, public colleges and universities in most states are flunking. This report details how much work states have to do to increase the population of Latinos with a college degree, from enrolling proportional numbers of Latinos in community colleges and four-year colleges and universities to ensuring Latinos are just as likely as their White peers to cross the finish line once they start college.
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    Degree Attainment for Black Adults: National and State Trends
    Schak, J. Oliver; Nichols, Andrew H. (The Education Trust, 2018-06-14)
    Nationally, there are significant differences in degree attainment among Black, Latino, and White adults, but degree attainment for these groups and the attainment gaps between them vary across states. In this report, the authors explore the national trends and state-by-state differences in degree attainment for Black adults, ages 25 to 64 in 41 states.
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    Degree Attainment for Latino Adults: National and State Trends
    Schak, J. Oliver; Nichols, Andrew H. (The Education Trust, 2018-06-14)
    Nationally, there are significant differences in degree attainment among Black, Latino, and White adults, but degree attainment for these groups and the attainment gaps between them vary considerably across states. In this report, the authors explore the national trends and state-by-state differences in degree attainment for Latino adults, ages 25 to 64 in 44 states.
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    A Glimpse Inside the Coffers: Endowment Spending at Wealthy Colleges and Universities
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Santos, José Luis (The Education Trust, 2016-08-01)
    This report makes a strong argument, that despite what some leaders at wealthy institutions may say, dedicating more endowment assets toward supporting low-income students is sorely needed and is doable. And in some instances, increasing endowment spending by just a small fraction of a percentage point would generate enough revenue to enroll many more low-income students and reduce the price these students pay.
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    A Glimpse Inside the Coffers: Endowment Spending at Wealthy Colleges and Universities
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Santos, José Luis (The Education Trust, 2016-08-04)
    Amid intense national conversations on income inequality, this report finds that extreme wealth stratification is occurring not only among individuals, but also among institutions of higher education. This report reveals that in 2013, roughly 3.6 percent of colleges and universities — 138 in all — held 75 percent of all postsecondary endowment wealth. Yet despite their vast wealth, too few of these colleges invest enough in students from low-income families.
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    Hard Truths: Why Only Race-Conscious Policies Can Fix Racism in Higher Education
    Jones, Tiffany; Nichols, Andrew H. (The Education Trust, 2020-01-15)
    More than 150 years after the 13th amendment was ratified to end slavery, nearly 3 out of 4 Black adults and more than half of White adults describe race relations as “bad,” and that the legacy of slavery still has a considerable impact on Black people in American society. It is within this context that policies designed to address racial inequalities continue to face strong opposition. In this context, the authors provide arguments for why race-conscious policies that are designed to eliminate racism are necessary. They share data that explains why a focus on income alone may not close gaps in opportunity and outcomes for students of color, particularly Black students and families. Finally, they offer strategies on how leaders and policymakers can design and implement race-conscious policies in higher education.
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    How Affordable Are Public Colleges in Your State?
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Marshall, Anthony Jr.; Schak, J. Oliver (The Education Trust, 2019-12-19)
    For millions of college-going students, one of the most urgent concerns is the rising cost of college and how to pay for it — and not just for tuition but other necessities like textbooks, housing, food, and transportation. Overall, students from low-income backgrounds, despite access to financial aid, are being asked to pay well beyond their means for a college degree. In the following analysis, the authors look closely at just how much beyond their means.
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    A Look At Black Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Evans-Bell, Denzel (The Education Trust, 2017)
    More Black students are enrolling in four-year colleges and universities than ever before. But what happens to these students after they arrive on campus? Do they obtain the degrees they are seeking? Not so much, this report states. About 4 in 10 (41 percent) Black students who start college as first-time, full-time freshmen earn bachelor’s degrees from those institutions within six years—a rate 22 percentage points below that of their white peers.
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    A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions
    Nichols, Andrew H. (The Education Trust, 2017)
    As the Latino population in this nation has increased over the past few decades, there has been a dramatic surge in the numbers of Latino students pursuing postsecondary credentials and degrees on college and university campuses across the country. During this same period, the gap between Latino and White students enrolling in college after high school has steadily declined and is now only a few percentage points. This is especially the case at community colleges. While these gains are important to acknowledge and celebrate, it is also fair to point out that progress has been far too slow, and a 10 percentage point gap still remains between the graduation rate of Latino students and their White peers.
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    Rising Tide II: Do Black Students Benefit as Grad Rates Increase?
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Eberle-Sudre, Kimberlee; Welch, Meredith (The Education Trust, 2016-03-22)
    This report — a companion to Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains Benefit All Students? — finds that, among institutions that have improved overall graduation rates from 2003 to 2013, more than half of them (53 percent) didn’t make the same gains for black students as they did for white students — widening gaps between groups.
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    Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains Benefit All Students?
    Nichols, Andrew H.; Eberle-Sudre, Kimberlee; Welch, Meredith (The Education Trust, 2015-12-02)
    More than two-thirds of four-year, public colleges and universities have increased graduation rates in the last 10 years — not only overall (5.3 percentage points), but for underrepresented students as well (6.3 percentage points). This report highlights institutions that are achieving the twin goals of increasing overall graduation rates while closing gaps through intentional efforts to help underrepresented students arrive, transition, and thrive in college.
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    Segregation Forever?
    Nichols, Andrew H. (The Education Trust, 2020-07-21)
    While the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Rayshard Brooks have shined a bright light on systemic racism in U.S. public health and policing, there is less awareness of the many ways systemic racism limits educational opportunity for Black and Latino people in this country. This report from The Education Trust exposes the continued and systematic exclusion of Black and Latino students from the most selective public colleges and universities in the country. We challenge the nation’s top 101 public colleges to finally reflect the nation’s racial diversity.