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Check out the recommendations for university administrators from our recent report on transnational repression at American universities. 

How should university & college administrators respond to incidents of #transnationalrepression while protecting academic freedom? Our new report offers recommendations on how to defend the rights of international students & faculty on campus. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e4f7BDJ

College Advising Corps advisers truly make a difference! Watch this news story featuring USC College Advising Corps and how they are helping make higher education a reality for Compton students. | https://lnkd.in/eVHRuMWT | #highereducation #collegeadvisingcorps

A recent report by Education Reform Now DC delves into the challenges that hinder postsecondary enrollment and completion for students of color in D.C. As we advocate for change, this report provides key recommendations for policymakers to address these disparities. Thomas Toch, the founding director of FutureEd at Georgetown University, insightfully remarked: "Education Reform Now D.C.’s analysis of college-going among District of Columbia residents makes clear that the city’s work to improve the life prospects of its neediest citizens needs to include more opportunities to get to and through college and other meaningful post-secondary programs. High school graduation isn’t enough." Learn more about the report here: https://lnkd.in/gEZ6pDSt #EducationReform #EquityInEducation #FutureEd

About 19% of community college students in Virginia will transfer to four-year schools and earn their bachelor’s degree within six years, slightly above the national average of 16%, according to new higher education data released Feb. 7. The two “Tracking Transfer” reports found that bachelor degree attainment was lower for certain underserved groups in Virginia: 12% of Black community college students earned their bachelor’s within six years, as did only 10% of low-income students and 7% of students older than 25. Authors of the reports urged college leaders and lawmakers to improve transfer pathways and practices and do more to eliminate barriers for low-income and minority students. Full story: https://lnkd.in/eei9bYaN

Anthony Abraham Jack's Class Dismissed is here! A provocative and much-needed book, Class Dismissed is a revealing account of the entrenched inequities that harm our most vulnerable students and what colleges can do to help them excel. Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. But when the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial unrest gripped the world, schools scrambled to figure out what to do with the diversity they so fervently recruited. And disadvantaged students suffered. Class Dismissed exposes how woefully unprepared colleges were to support these students and shares their stories of how they were left to weather the storm alone and unprotected. In Class Dismissed, Anthony Abraham Jack paints an intimate and unflinchingly candid portrait of the challenges of undergraduate life for disadvantaged students even in elite schools that invest millions to diversify their student body. Moreover, Jack offers guidance on how to make students’ path to graduation less treacherous—guidance colleges would be wise to follow. Learn more & order yours: https://hubs.ly/Q02KpzRV0

👩🎓Students are increasingly worried about their ability to express themselves freely while also wondering whether colleges should have safeguards against potentially offensive or biased speech, says Kyla Gabriel, Director/Learning & Impact at Knight. How do you think colleges should address this? Share your thoughts in the comments and read our full report; “College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech” here: https://kf.org/3W93XEy

These are the top high schools in Central Florida. Here’s how they rank

Statement from the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race’s Faculty - April 25, 2024 The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) faculty fully supports Columbia and Barnard students’ rights to free speech and assembly. We unequivocally and unanimously condemn the decision to bring armed riot police onto campus and to impose mass suspensions in response to peaceful student protests. We urgently advocate for the immediate reinstatement of the Columbia and Barnard students, including restoring their access to academic and extracurricular activities, dining halls, and residences. The university leadership must also swiftly revoke the suspensions and expunge disciplinary sanctions from student records. Additionally, for the safety of everyone on campus, the administration must cease its collaboration with the FBI and the NYPD, end its deployment of private security firms to surveil students and faculty, and begin a dialogue taking students’ demands seriously. The Center is the only academic unit at Columbia formed in response to student inquiry and activism. The students currently calling for a ceasefire and university divestment carry on that legacy. We demand a university that can sustain real dialogue, without policing, on state violence towards Palestine. The University should be able to engage peacefully with peaceful student protest.

A frequently asked question we hear is, "what about school choice's effect on segregation in schools?" In the EdChoice 123s of School Choice, seven out of eight empirical studies examined found positive effects on integration in schools, one study was unable to find any effects, and zero found negative effects. https://lnkd.in/g_CSUXu7