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.
https://diverseeducation.com/article/150055/ JUL 18, 2019Sara Weissman – Diverse: Issues In Higher EducationNone of the Chicago-area four-year public universities, as of 2016, has been able to graduate more than half...
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http://www.lawndalenews.com/2019/07/access-and-affordability-limiting-equitable-college-enrollment-achievement-in-chicago-region/ JUL 18, 2019Ashmar Mandou – Lawndale News College enrollment and completion in the Chicago area is being limited by access and cost issues tied to race, family wealth...
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https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/report-highlights-higher-ed-inequity-chicagoland JUL 17, 2019PETER MEDLIN – WNIU NewsEven with Chicagoland students in the same income range, white students have a much greater chance of getting a degree than...
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https://www.niutoday.info/2019/04/24/%EF%BB%BFniu-primed-to-tackle-racial-and-economic-inequities-in-graduation-rates/ APR 24, 2019Andrew Pemberton – NIU Today (Print) Identifying equity as a top priority, NIU aims to close graduation gaps for students of color, first-generation college-goers and low-income...
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-knowles-column-st-0423-story.html APR 22, 2019FRANCINE KNOWLES – Chicago Tribune (DAILY SOUTHTOWN) As a Brooklyn College student in the 1980s, concerns about racial unrest and inequities prompted Corey Williams, who...
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https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/college-student-success-gaps-persist-how-can-schools-close-them April 17, 2019 By PETER MEDLIN – WNIU News This past week, leaders from community colleges and universities across northern Illinois met to brainstorm how to close college...
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