Plus: What's next for affirmative action?
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Liz Willen
Hi all!
Of the many challenges facing higher education post-pandemic, here are two that aren’t getting the attention they deserve: One is the isolation that students are experiencing ([link removed]) when they are attending classes online, instead of studying together in person. This problem is particularly acute at the nation’s tribal colleges, which have traditionally served as a hub to preserve Native American culture.
The other is the higher ed deserts expanding around the country – and how some places, like Kentucky, are exploring ways to bring more degrees to certain regions ([link removed]) of the state.
Many conversations along these lines are taking place at the sprawling and often overwhelming ASU-GSV conference ([link removed]) in San Diego, even with an agenda dominated by AI. Those of us here also had a chance to listen to the extraordinary Ruby Bridges ([link removed]) tell the story of how she became the one of the first Black students in the South to integrate an elementary school, as we contemplate the inequality and history of discrimination that still permeates U.S. education.
Along those lines, at 11 a.m. Wednesday ([link removed]) at the convention I will be showing the documentary ([link removed]) our team helped produce with Soledad O’Brien and CBS news on the end of affirmative action. At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, we will discuss what will happen ([link removed]) next with college admissions. If you are here in San Diego, please stop by and say hi – and sign up ([link removed]) for The Hechinger Report’s newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
Main Idea
** A vexing drawback to tribal online college: cultural and social isolation ([link removed])
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Empty tribal campuses provide a cautionary tale about what happens when everyone goes online
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** Some rural states are cutting higher ed. One state is doing the opposite ([link removed])
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Spurred by concerns that low college attainment is holding back the rural southeastern swath of the state, Kentucky is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region
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** TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history ([link removed])
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Achievement improves when learners are personally engaged
** Misplaced trust: the extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land ([link removed])
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