Tag: Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols

News Roundup

Education Equity Advocate Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols Dies

Dr. Andrew Howard Nichols, who was senior director of higher education research and data analytics at education nonprofit The Education Trust, has died. Joining Ed Trust in 2014, Nichols was known for his social justice and equity work, particularly for under-served students. Some of his research focused on  debunking of Affirmative Action myths and an analysis […]

January 29, 2021

African-American

Segregation Forever? Research Finds Black, Latinx Students Still Excluded From Selective Public Institutions

As communities and institutions seek solutions to the nation’s racial inequities in the aftermath of protests surrounding George Floyd’s death in police custody, the Education Trust recently cited “continued and systematic exclusion of Black and Latinx students from the most selective public colleges and universities in the country” in an incisive report published on its […]

July 31, 2020

Opinion

You Can’t Compromise With Racism: College Leaders Must Address Our Ugly Racial Past

Institutional leaders must move beyond rehearsed rhetoric and seek to forcefully tackle their institutions’ problematic racial histories of exclusion and exploitation of people of color. This process requires identifying and addressing current policies, practices, and symbols that make campus environments openly hostile, unwelcoming, and disempowering for students of color. Such action is necessary to create equitable environments that affirm, welcome, and support all students.

March 10, 2020

Latest News

Study: States Lagging in Black Enrollment, Graduation at Public Colleges

Racial disparities and inequities persist in the enrollment and graduation of Black students at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities relative to their state populations, according to a research report released Wednesday by The Education Trust.

March 6, 2019