The relationship between cities and their universities is interdependent, but very imbalanced. Some mayors hope the pandemic could change that.
Sara Hebel
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Open Campus
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Could the pandemic usher in a new era of town-gown relations? These mayors hope so.
The last year revealed a relationship that is interdependent — and very imbalanced.
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Making meaning of ‘the empty year’
What do we make of a year like 2020? Oral historians in Santa Cruz are starting by documenting first-hand accounts of students and staff at the University of California.
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Same degree, different payoff
Even after graduation, divides between first-generation college students and others remain.
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Some big questions about Biden’s big plan
The American Families Plan is one of the boldest domestic policy proposals in 50 years. How do you make sure it’s good for students?
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The price of bettering yourself
Dozens of people in Colorado and Pittsburgh shared their personal experiences with student debt. Borrowing for college can open up opportunities, their stories show, and it can narrow them, too.
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What a deep mistrust of higher ed looks like
An entire political party, it seems, has lost faith in their public colleges. In one Idaho town, an us-versus-them mentality is quickly solidifying.
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The diversity gap between students and campus police
Roughly half of the nearly 800 sworn officers employed by California’s two public-university systems are white, compared with less than a quarter of students.
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The trust gap on campus
Black students report substantially less trust in their colleges than white students, corresponding with many long-term problems in higher ed.
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How higher ed is failing Black Americans
They are underrepresented at our best colleges and overrepresented at some of our worst.