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We Need to Look Beyond Affirmative Action

By Jay Caspian Kang — 2022

In the face of the looming Supreme Court decision over affirmative action, we need a broader vision of equity.

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What It’s Really Like for Disabled Students in College

Most, if not all, colleges have resource centers devoted to helping students with all types of disabilities, but many obstacles still need removing in order to make college truly accessible to everyone.

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Lily Coltoff
2017
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30 Years After Americans with Disabilities Act, College Students with Disabilities Say Law Is Not Enough

“It’s about going beyond compliance in terms of what the ADA really means and what it means in terms of disability and inclusivity,” one expert said.

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Safia Samee Ali
2020
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Disability as Diversity

Colleges and universities are making progress on efforts to serve disabled students, but some advocates and scholars say higher ed has been slow to recognize disability as an identity group or include it in programming around diversity and inclusion.

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Lilah Burke
2020
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How to Improve Students with Disabilities’ Sense of Belonging

By focusing on play, schools are finding ways to bring students with and without disabilities together, to the benefit of both groups.

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Emelina Minero
2020
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Higher Education’s Challenge: Disability Inclusion on Campus

When developing a culture of inclusion, colleges and universities have specific responsibilities to students with disabilities to ensure they can learn and achieve their goals.

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Dahlia Shaewitz, Jennifer R. Crandall
2020
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Majority of Public Schools Have Physical Barriers that Limit Access for People with Disabilities

The report found things like inaccessible door handles and steep ramps

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Sophie Tatum
2020
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Challenges Faced by Students with Physical Disabilities

Progress has been made in providing more accessible campuses, but for too long, students with physical disabilities have had to self-advocate for their needs.

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Glean Staff
2019
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I Am Not Proof of the American Dream

For kids today from poorer backgrounds, the path I took through education no longer exists.

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Tara Westover
2022
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This College Student Had to Choose: Go to Class, or Go to Work So She Can Afford to Eat

"My College Dream″ is a series of first-person essays by college students about their college and career aspirations, the serious money struggles they faced along the way and the real-world consequences that resulted from their circumstances — and their decisions.

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Crystal Cox
2019
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Immigrant Community College Students Struggle to Find Support During COVID

City Colleges of Chicago immigrant students balance extra work hours, technology issues and limited English proficiency with remote learning.

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Ata Younan
2021
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