In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools for black students and white students should be dismantled with “all deliberate speed.”
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Whose Interests Do College Diversity Officers Serve?
Administrative bloat is driving up the cost of higher education—without doing much to help the most vulnerable students.
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Math is racist: How data is driving inequality
It’s no surprise that inequality in the U.S. is on the rise. But what you might not know is that math is partly to blame.
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How to Graduate More Black Students
Dozens of colleges are doing it, and a new report outlines how.
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The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Celebrates its 50-year Anniversary
In the past 50 years, the organization — which opened its doors in 1970 to women, Latinos, and Native Americans — has offered more than $325 million in fellowships to MBA students across the country, covering full tuition and fees for up to two years of full-time study.
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What Do College Students Really Think About Diversity? We Asked.
This past year, in high-profile confrontations across the country, student activists have been making demands about campus climate and diversity.
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Louisiana’s Historic Black Colleges Making A Comeback
After years of decline, brought on by tougher admission standards and stringent requirements for student loans, enrollment at most historically black colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Louisiana, has risen modestly.
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Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold?
Half a century ago, the Coleman Report revealed that socioeconomic diversity is key to removing racial inequalities in education.
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Why Summer Matters More for Black Kids
Being black in the summer (or anytime, really) is not easy. The challenge black families face is navigating an educational context that requires excelling in mainstream school settings, while buffering against the very same education systems that deny one’s humanity.
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U.S. Department of Education Received Over 10,000 Civil Rights Complaints in 2015, Working to Address Racial Disparities in School Discipline
An overwhelming amount of investigations into civil rights complaints during the 2015 fiscal year has prompted the U.S. Department of Education to address the wide racial disparities in school discipline.
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