The Intersection

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.

“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.

What responsibility does a college have to change when its student population changes? This new Hispanic-serving university started with the cost of books.

There’s no great joy in being the first African American president, says Dwight McBride of the New School. It’s a reminder of how much progress still needs to be made.

“I really want to call attention to the fact that we are excluding almost an entire population of students,” one Florida educator said.

One of the main findings of new research about the impact of free course materials was that instructors could focus more on student input.

To do it well, experts say, be in a constant state of hiring. Focus on belonging. And change promotion processes to reward extra labor.

A national advocacy group is putting a new focus on improving college completion by supporting two types of minority-serving institutions: historically Black colleges and predominantly Black community colleges.

When talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education, one group that often gets left out of the conversation is English language learners.