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We try to understand college opportunity through careful research and by listening to the students and those who serve them. We combine concrete, tailored policy recommendations with passionate, sophisticated advocacy, nationally and in California.
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Dismantling Dire Disparities: A Closer Look at Racially Inequitable Funding at Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Report examines funding and resource patterns from the Great Recession to the peak of the economic recovery (2006 to 2018), and takes a deep dive into the public four-year colleges that disproportionately enroll and graduate BIPOC students.
Data for Equity: Closing Racial and Economic Gaps Through a Federal-State Partnership
Report provides an in-depth overview of federal and state postsecondary data collection, highlights current legislation that could fill existing equity gaps, and makes policy recommendations for federal and state data collection.
Key Finding
Nationally, more than six in ten (62 percent) college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2019 had student loan debt. These borrowers owed an average of $28,950. (Student Debt and the Class of 2019)
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Sameer Gadkaree Named New President of the Institute for College Access & Success
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Sameer Gadkaree Named New President of the Institute for College Access & Success
The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) announced today that Sameer Gadkaree has been selected as the organization’s new president and CEO. Gadkaree has served in senior roles in both higher education and philanthropy. He will assume his new role at TICAS on October 1, 2021.
What is State Authorization, and What Role Does NC-SARA Play?
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What is State Authorization, and What Role Does NC-SARA Play?
Within the higher education regulatory triad – the federal government, states, accrediting agencies – states are tasked with the primary responsibility for ensuring consumer protection…
