Education Scholar Pushes Boundaries

by Monica Levitan | September 9, 2018 Ever since he was a teenager, Dr. Lawrence Scott has lived by the motto that “success is meas Read more

Single Moms with College Degrees Less Likely to Experience Poverty

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 1, 2018
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) this week adds to the inst [...] Read more

Summit to Focus on Creating Pathways for Educational and Economic Mobility

by Jamal Watson | May 13, 2018
The Wayne County Community College District in Detroit will host its inaugural Urban Community [...] Read more

Financially Independent Students: The “New Majority” in College

by Tiffany Pennamon | February 20, 2018
A new majority of college students are more independent than students in previous years, accord [...] Read more

Vega’s Poor Start Benefits At-risk Population

by Jamal Eric Watson | March 7, 2017
Poverty isn’t some abstract idea to Dr. Desireé Vega, selected by Diverse as a member of the [...] Read more

University of Michigan Announces Efforts to Address Poverty

by Associated Press | January 17, 2017
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan is planning a series of projects that aim to br [...] Read more

University of Washington Gets $210M from Gates Foundation

by Phuong Le, Associated Press | October 25, 2016
SEATTLE ― The University of Washington is getting $210 million from the Bill and Melinda Gate [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice