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
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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
Educating for Class Diversity in Leadership
We've long known that the Ivy Plus schools (the eight Ivy League colleges plus Chicago, Duke, MIT and
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Forum: The Histories of the U.S. Department of Education
History of Education Quarterly has published an excellent forum on the history of the U.S. Department of Education. On
DOE and a Meaningless Definition of "First-Gen"
The Department of Education is mandating that unless they admit all applicants, every four-year college and university will need to
Poor and Working-Class Students as Collateral Damage
This is a good short essay on how congress has all but abandoned the commitment of the 1965 Higher Education
College Access as an Afterthought
As we've faced the torrent of news about federal budget cuts that will harm low-income and working-class students,
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Earning Less With Your Degree If You Started With Less
We've known for years that low-income college graduates earn less after graduating than their higher-income peers. A new