The Supreme Court is poised to consider affirmative-action cases, at a time when a majority of Americans oppose race-conscious admissions.
Naomi Harris
Open Campus national reporter covering the intersection of race and higher education.
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How restructuring programs can help adult learners of color
Community colleges in six states have been working over the past year to figure out what these students most need to succeed.
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Unpaid internships face new scrutiny as barriers to careers
The opportunities tend to benefit students who are wealthier and white, perpetuating wealth gaps and limiting diversity in key fields.
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Mental health struggles for students of color
The treatment gap has widened for students of color, who are less likely than their white counterparts to access health services.
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What students say we’re missing about financial aid
They need more help with financial literacy, when situations change, and with life outside of school.
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How student loans worsen racial wealth gaps
Black college graduates owe an average of $25,000 more in student loans than white college graduates. And Hispanic borrowers were most likely to delay getting married and having children due to student debt.
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When a college asks you to apply
College admissions is often framed around scarcity. What if colleges focused on a process that emphasized opportunity instead?
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A platform for first-gen students
Over the past two years, Zipporah Osei offered readers personal insight into the experience of being a first-generation college student through her Open Campus newsletter, First Gen. Here’s what she learned.
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Achievement, race, and the American suburb
“We have to have a much more nuanced understanding of the role that race plays in shaping opportunities,” says the author of a new book about the pursuit of the American dream in the suburbs.
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The complicated reality of a healthcare career in Pittsburgh
Health and medicine have become pillars of the Pittsburgh economy, but training programs are struggling to attract students in fields with poor job satisfaction.