Unequal
How Black Students Got a Quality Education in the Jim Crow South
The Rosenwald Schools served hundreds of thousands of Black students.
By Mary Retta
The Supreme Court May Radically Reshape Colleges This Year
Both in terms of who can attend and the financial burdens it comes with.
By Braxton Brewington
I Couldn’t Distill My Trauma Into a College Essay
The admissions process assumes it’s easy for students to summarize our lives.
By Emi Nietfeld
Why I Support Affirmative Action As an Asian American Teen
I was told to avoid “stereotypically Asian” activities to have a better chance of getting into colleges.
By Sriya Tallapragada
What Would Class-Based Affirmative Action Look Like?
The goal is to increase the number of low-income students in higher education.
By Zachariah Sippy
A Brief Timeline of School Segregation in the US
From the end of the Civil War to today
By Jameelah Nasheed
These Supreme Court Cases Could End Affirmative Action at Colleges
Here’s what that would look like.
By Tristin Brown