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The impending decision of Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina may end or curtail affirmative action. But, in addition to this question of whether or not the practice is constitutional, we should also be asking ourselves whether or not it even works. When originally conceived, as part of Executive Order 11246 issued

After 70 years, Harvard University is flushing its oldest student employment organization down the toilet. But thats only the beginning.

Members of the Tufts University community share their favorite fiction and nonfiction books in—classics, hidden gems, and recent releases

Elite colleges risk alienating low-income students who receive scholarships by asking them to share their stories with donors, Bintou Diarra writes.

What’s Dorm Crew Outside the Dorms? | News | The Harvard Crimson

Faculty, staff and administrative efforts to build trust can help make college students feel understood.

How precollege experiences and students’ identities shape the challenges they face and connections they make in postsecondary education.

Basic-needs ambassadors, a course on the “hidden curriculum,” paid peer leaders, and other ideas for helping students navigate college.

Nine strategies and tactics for ensuring more students desire a mentor and expanding opportunities for connection.

February 9, 2021 Harvard scholar Anthony Jack will present “The Privileged Poor: How Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students” this evening at 6 p.m. The talk, hosted as a collaborative event by the MLK and Common Reading programs, is the second of three keynote events to promote discussion of ideas related to this year’s Common Reading Born a Crime. Jack’s research has earned numerous awards and has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, The National Review, NPR and oth...