The Partnership For College Completion
Engaging the news media to help our communities make sense of the latest developments in higher education policy and practice and what they mean for students, families, and institutions.
July 30, 2020 by KATE MCGEE – WBEZ Faced with a 25% drop in Black enrollment at Illinois’ public universities and colleges, a group of university officials, business leaders...
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July 14, 2020 by KYLE WESTBROOK, PH.D. – Crain’s Chicago Business For far too many of our students, and members of our community, the emails that filled our inboxes...
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February 21, 2020 by KATE MCGEE – WBEZ The budget plan unveiled by Gov. JB Pritzker’s this week holds back funding increases for public schools and higher education if...
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January 3, 2020 by MADHU KRISHNAMURTHY – Daily Herald Growing up in the Northwest suburbs, Daliyah Sanders often felt isolated from her peers as the only black student in...
read moreJanuary 3, 2020 by MADHU KRISHNAMURTHY – Daily Herald Rising tuition and state underfunding of public colleges and universities has put access and affordability out of reach for low-income...
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November 30, 2019 NAJLA EDWARDS – Northern Star DeKALB — Black students aren’t graduating at the same rates as white and latinx students, minorities are under-represented in higher education...
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