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Building a Packet for Success

Back to school shopping should be an exciting time for many children and parents. Yet, for families that have…

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Centering Student Parent Families in COVID-19 Response

For the nearly four million undergraduate students with dependent children—including 2.7 million mothers—earning a college degree can make a…

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Student Parents and the Opportunity to Support Multiple Generations of Families

For 14 years, I have been an Institutional Researcher at Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, NY. On March…

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Fall 2020: A Senior In The Making, A Mother Soon Breaking

I, like the rest of nearly four million student parents, am already juggling a million different tasks all at…

COVID-19

Time to Innovate: How We Can Harness an Unprecedented Moment in Higher Education to Better Serve Student Parents

Before the COVID-19 pandemic upturned how all of us work and learn, nearly four million student parents—more than a…

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Reimagining Higher Ed for Equity and Student Parent Success

“Was higher ed designed for minority students?”  A student asked this question during a Temple University “Sociology of Education” class…

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I am in my senior year and want to take advantage of networking opportunities for my future career, but do I just become a non-present parent for my kids? Do I delay adjusting my immigration status until I am done with school, but risk losing status and being deported? What do I do? It’s a question no one else can answer for me.

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Fall 2020: A Senior In The Making, A Mother Soon Breaking

I, like the rest of nearly four million student parents, am already juggling a million different tasks all at…

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    Comparing Accountability Provisions: Higher Education Act and PROSPER Act

    On December 1, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the Promoting Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity throug…

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    Why Higher Ed Needs a Quality Assurance Revolution

    Surging tuition costs and lackluster results have left students, employers and the public wondering about the return on investment they receive from higher edu…

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    November News and Updates

    At its debut event last week, Higher Learning Advocates brought student voices to the fore during a discussion about the gap between the current system of high…

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    October News and Updates

    Is there a divide between what today's students need and what higher education policy has to offer? Join us on Oct. 30 at the National Press Club as we explore…

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    Announcing Higher Learning Advocates

    Today, I am pleased to announce the opening of Higher Learning Advocates, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that supports and advances policy …

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