Like many students of my generation, I have vivid early memories of gun violence. I remember my 7th grade math class making snowflakes to send to traumatized students after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Four years later, I was ...
Read More »Guns don’t belong on college campuses
Higher-ed pushes back on campus carry 
Students, administrators and faculty are lining up to oppose a bill currently moving through the Senate that may prohibit universities and colleges from enforcing any policy restricting the possession of a concealed weapon on campus by any person who has ...
Read More »Allow CTEDs to evolve, meet community needs
We believe CTEDs can provide another post-secondary option for Arizona high school students and adults that will increase the number of students obtaining secondary degrees.
Read More »Arizona students need access to rigorous, challenging coursework
As a state with one of the largest and fastest growing Latino student populations in the nation, we must close the achievement gap that leaves so many students behind, especially students in low-income households or those in communities of color. Let’s all embrace this opportunity for a better future.
Read More »We can’t allow Covid to permanently impede college access, attainment
Far more than a “gap year,” there are growing concerns among community and education leaders that the pandemic may derail the college plans of many students – especially low-income, first-generation and other students already underrepresented on campus.
Read More »Pandemic widens educational gaps in Arizona
For thousands of students in Arizona, the pandemic has reshaped their college experience, and for many, jeopardized their chances of graduating with a certificate or degree. Evidence from around the country and from within Arizona highlights the growing inequities and negative effects of the pandemic on college students.
Read More »Lawmaker: Bill protecting student journalists flawed
A House panel voted 10-1 Monday to protect student journalists despite objections by one lawmaker who feared giving too much power to "children.''
Read More »Universities support Ducey’s $1 billion bonding plan 
The Arizona Board of Regents voted unanimously on January 20 to support Gov. Doug Ducey’s bonding plan to raise $1 billion for the universities using $30 million in transaction privilege tax revenues, plus a matching amount, as collateral.
Read More »Trump should protect Dreamers, pass broad immigration reform
During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump brought immigration to the forefront of the public debate, and for good reason. Our immigration system is in dire need of improvement. Millions of undocumented immigrants are currently living in the shadows with neither an accessible path toward legal status nor clarity about what lies ahead for them under a new administration.
Read More »University of New Mexico starts Chicano Studies online plan
Facing a growing Latino student population and pressure to increase its graduation rates, the University of New Mexico is launching an online degree program in Chicana and Chicano Studies beginning this fall just as ethnic studies programs are facing challenges in neighboring Arizona.
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