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 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 of the state.
Many conversations along these lines are taking place at the sprawling and often overwhelming ASU-GSV conference 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 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 at the convention I will be showing the documentary 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 next with college admissions. If you are here in San Diego, please stop by and say hi – and sign up for The Hechinger Report’s newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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