Finding Freedom at HBCUs
Maya Cade, senior account manager, Verified Strategy
Perhaps we all know that 25 percent of degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) obtained by Black Americans are from Historically Black Colleges
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The Role of HBCUs in Our Nation’s Success
Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are congressionally defined as “…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission
New Report Out On Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education
Shannon Hayes, policy analyst, State & Federal Policy
Anyone involved in education can tell you that there are starkly disparate outcome patterns, on a number of different measures, for students of different races
Black History Month: Celebrating Resilience, Persistence & Determination
Greg Ratliff, VP
This blog originally appeared on act.org. Just as I started high school in 1976, President Gerald R. Ford signed a proclamation declaring February as Black
The Power of College Matching: Charting a Course to Graduation
Jasmine Pachnanda, chief college officer, Alliance College-Ready Public School
Alliance is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit charter school networks in the nation, operating 25 high-performing, public charter schools that educate 13,000
Paying It Forward
Maya Cade
By: Maya Cade-Special to ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning My first introduction to the concept of paying it forward was watching the 2000 feature
The Gifted Gap
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research & Communications I wasn’t supposed to be in the gifted program in grade school. My placement scores were considered
HBCUs: Better Growth, More Jobs, Stronger Communities
By: Nycole Stawinoga, Program Manager, Research and Communications, Center for Equity in Learning A recent report by UNCF and The University of Georgia, “HBCUs Make
Thurgood Marshall’s Legacy in Action
By Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning
By Jim Larimore, Chief Officer, ACT Center for Equity in Learning Can one person make a difference in the lives of every American? Thurgood Marshall
Underserved Learners Lag Far Behind Peers in College & Career Readiness According to 2017 ACT Score Results
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Underserved students lag far behind their peers when it comes to college and career readiness, and the more underserved characteristics that students possess,