Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change; I am changing the things I cannot accept.” #RealCollege #DaringGreatly
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Leaving Wisconsin
Increasingly, I think the work of education is activism not teaching. I was born in Madison in 1976. I left Wisconsin when I was 6 years old and grew up in Colorado. I came back to Madison in 1999. After a year working at a bookstore and living on...
As Recognition of the Need for Supports Grows, ATD Joins Partners to Celebrate Opening of a New Space for Student Parents | Achieving the Dream
At Generation Hope the mission is both straightforward and daunting. The organization strives to reduce poverty one family at a time by providing mentoring, resources, and services to help teen parents become college graduates and help their...
Wes Moore: I understand Baltimore, and it understands me
Several years ago, my wife Dawn and I decided to move back to Baltimore to raise our family. Leaving my investment banking job in New York, I did not expect my friends there to understand the decision. What I also did not expect is that many of my...
Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students
Fewer than one in five part-time students earn degrees even after eight years. Colleges and states are now realizing they need to pay more attention to them
Penn maintains stance against paying PILOTs in wake of renewed petitions
In response to the petition, a University representative said Penn's current contributions are sufficient in helping the city and will not participate in PILOTs.
Penn continues to pay unlawful low wages, security guards and their union say
Since July, the city has informed Penn a second time that they are required to pay the prevailing wage of $15, but wages for security guards have not increased, said Gabe Morgan, vice president of the Service Employees International Union 32BJ.
With news of Philly teacher getting sick from schools, Penn should step up | Opinion
A teacher at Meredith elementary has been diagnosed with asbestos-caused cancer, again flagging environmental hazards in schools. Why are we ignoring an obvious solution?
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
Wrote a thing #Philly
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Colt is ending production of AR-15s
Colt Firearms will be ending its production and sales of its AR-15 rifles due to lack of public demand amid excess market capacity. Get the most beautiful D-Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin on the market, here In a decision criticized by some...
Lawmakers, Universities, Nonprofits Step Up Efforts To End Student Hunger
Student hunger, once a seemingly hidden crisis, is beginning to receive the attention it deserves. In April, Temple University's Hope Center surveyed almost 86,000 students to find that nearly
The Higher Education Act Reauthorization Needs to Focus on #RealCollege Students
When Congress reauthorizes the Higher Education Act, it must invest in a higher education system that leverages talent in order to propel innovation, create healthier communities, and fuel a more just economy that works for all. Doing so requires a...
California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths
California community colleges provide some housing help for former foster youth
Hope Supports Launch of Swipe Out Hunger Pilot Program at Temple University
Today Temple University students have access to new support for their basic needs, as a Swipe Out Hunger pilot program opens on campus. Swipes for Philadelphia will provide 1,000 emergency meals for…
MIT president admits he signed 2012 letter thanking Jeffrey Epstein for donation - The Boston Globe
In a stunning development, MIT President L. Rafael Reif admitted Thursday that a 2012 letter bearing his signature was sent to Jeffrey Epstein thanking him for a donation to a professor.
Recently closed Jeffco homeless shelter reopening to house struggling college students
A Jefferson County homeless shelter run by The Action Center that shuttered last year due to financial issues will soon re-open as a home for college students experiencing — or about to exper…
'Students Deserve To Be Heard': UW-La Crosse Student Shares New Details On Harassment Claim Response
A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student who first reported harassment allegations against an art professor says the university didn't do enough to protect her and other students.
New library is Temple’s most compelling work of architecture in decades | Inga Saffron
The granite-clad Charles Library has become the heart and soul of the campus.
Police Search for Missing NJ Teen Girl
Police are searching for a New Jersey teenager who went missing last week.
New Mexico Unveils Plan To Give Students Free College Tuition Regardless Of Income
Calling the plan "the moonshot for higher education," Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the plan could help 55,000 students attend college each year at a cost of up to $35 million.
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
My take on New Mexico’s free college proposal.
(I disagree that students who get free tuition will feel “robbed” or even surprised that they’ll still need to work for some expenses. They already work in high school!!)
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