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Anti-Asian Bias is Never Okay
Seemingly “benign” discrimination can spread like wildfire into overt, hateful, violent, and even deadly racism. If we tell ourselves it is okay to discriminate in one area because it is better “overall,” what signals and messages are we sending over time? What messages are we telling our Asian American students about their value and worth?
Combatting Systemic Racism as an Independent Educational Consultant
It is important to the aim of dismantling White supremacy that White counselors and allies begin examining their own complicity in systemic racism in education. It is crucial that White counselors engage in cultural competency training. As independent educational consultants, we have the power to further the work of racial equity and inclusion and there are concrete steps we can take to begin combatting these inequities as well as a plethora of resources and tools to learn how to engage further in this work.
FUTURE Act establishes permanent funding to HBCUs, simplifies FAFSA
The Senate voted unanimously to pass the FUTURE Act (Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education) on Thursday, securing $225 million annually in funding for HBCUs and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).
Is an Ivy League education worth it? Research states that for minority and first-generation students, it can be life-changing.
The most selective schools really do make an extraordinary difference in life earnings for ‘black and Hispanic students’ and ‘students who had parents with an average of less than 16 years of schooling.’” Despite the fact that it is easier to get into elite schools if you are wealthy or a legacy student, minority and first-generation students are likely to benefit the most from going to an elite undergraduate institution.
Howard University jumps into the U.S. News Top 100 Rankings
The 2019 US News and World Report National University Rankings had some significant changes this year. According to U.S. News, the 2019 methodology places more emphasis on student outcomes and less emphasis on school selectivity