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March 24, 2021 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

We Must Move Beyond the Status Quo and Close the Gender Pay Gap

This year's Equal Pay Day denotes when women finally make as much as white men made in all of 2020—the gap is even worse when broken down by race and ethnicity.

March 9, 2021 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

Wage Gap Means AAPI Women Earn $400k Less over Lifetime

AAPI women have to work more than 14 months to match what white, non-Hispanic men make in just one year.

February 19, 2021 | News Clip | Asha Banerjee

Elon University expenses exceeded projections during fall semester

"By increasing tuition, universities close themselves off to historically marginalized populations, Banerjee said."

February 18, 2021 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

Economic Recovery Must Center Black Workers

This year we celebrate Black History Month amid a set of unparalleled crises: the continuing COVID-19 public health emergency and a deepening economic recession.

January 18, 2021 | News Clip | Adewale Maye

Communities of Color Need a Bottom-Up Jobs Plan Now, To Rebuild After the Pandemic

"In September 800,000 educators in the public sector were forced from their jobs, due to COVID, according to the Center For Law and Social Policy November Jobs report."

July 20, 2020 | Blog Post | Rosa M. García

Expanding Opportunity for LGBTQ+ People in Higher Education and the Workplace

By Rosa M. García, Molly Bashay, and Asha Banerjee

May 29, 2020 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

Honoring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during COVID-19

This Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Asha Banerjee discusses the AAPI community's immense achievements in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the systemic racism and hardship AAPI workers and families regularly face.

May 1, 2020 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

Ten Things the Next Coronavirus Stimulus Can Do for College Students

This blog post presents 10 policy changes Congress should make in the next coronavirus pandemic stimulus bill to improve the fiscal stability of states and institutions of higher education, continue to provide much-needed emergency aid to students, and maintain college affordability.

April 27, 2020 | News Clip | Asha Banerjee

Elon University receives over $2.9 million in federal aid for students, institutional debt

Asha Banerjee was quoted about how the coronavirus has been deepening inequities in higher education, especially among students with low income, students of color, first generation students, and working students. 

April 17, 2020 | Blog Post | Asha Banerjee

How the CARES Act Supports Higher Education

This blog post examines what the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act does for students with low incomes and higher education overall.

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