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We Can't Solve Class Gaps in Careers that We Decline to See
I've written before about Anna Stansbury and Kara Rodriguez's research on social class gaps in academia.
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"Predatory Inclusion"
Campuses work against the interests of poor and working-class students in so many ways. The financial aid system itself often
Colleges with Free Tuition for Low/Middle-Income Students
Tuition is only part of the cost of going to college, but it's a big part. The Washington
Social Class Traces in College Application Essays
It likely will come as no surprise to readers of this site that researchers at Stanford's Center for
College Access as "Affluence Replication"
For years, college access programs (and first-gen support programs on campuses) have been based on the premise that the path
College as Finishing School for Wealthy Kids
I remember reading novels in which young women in elite social circles were sent to "finishing schools" to
Asking the Wrong Questions 2: Campus First-Gen Supports
I wrote recent post about how the assumptions of the powerful often shape the questions that researchers ask about poor
Tressie McMillan Cottom on the "Meritocracy"
If there's one thing that I might wish for in support programming for first-generation students on campus, it
People from Poor and Working-Class Backgrounds at the [Next] Table
I'm thinking a lot about who will be at the table as we move forward in our public
Redefining Merit in Elite College Admissions
The Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund has written an excellent report on "merit based"
Resource: Learning About Student Basic Needs Insecurity
The Hope Center has released a very good video introduction to Student Basic Needs Insecurity. This would be am excellent
Students Made Safer While Sleeping in Their Cars
The Hope Center estimates that 48% of college students experience housing insecurity. At Long Beach City College, administrators with few