Harvard’s actions will have consequences not just for the school or the Ivy League, but for institutions of higher education across the country, including state schools, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges.
The details of this proposal make it clear that the GOP is sacrificing the future of the country for working people to fund planned tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
By Christian Collins Athletic conferences are arguably the greatest existing system of collaboration between universities. These conferences are specifically designed to foster partnerships between schools that otherwise compete against each other for students, funding, and survival. Of the nearly 5,900 total Title IV higher education…
By The Columbus Dispatch (Excerpt) “Christian Collins — a policy analyst with The Center for Law and Social Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based anti-poverty advocacy organization — said the vast majority of federal education spending is mandated by law, so pulling funding would require an act…
By Anna Kutz, Danielle Crenshaw (EXCERPT) “I feel that kind of the next large struggle for, especially the Black labor force in the country, is in these ongoing discussions around artificial intelligence and how it’ll impact the American workforce at large,” said Christian Collins, a policy…
By Anna Kutz, Danielle Crenshaw (EXCERPT) Two years ago, a policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, Christian Collins, wrote, “Black labor is the cornerstone of U.S. global hegemony.” This year, he told NewsNation that’s as true as ever. The United States’ current…
Trigger Warning: This page contains references to themes which some individuals may find distressing, including suicide and harassment. “The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.” – W. E. B. Du Bois By Christian Collins Black…
CLASP collaborated with the Leadership Conference Education Fund to offer 100 specific strategies that federal and state policymakers and institutional leaders can adopt to ensure postsecondary educational access for all students regardless of racial identity.
By Christian Collins (EXCERPT) This year’s National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division 1 (D1) men’s basketball championship takes place at a contradictory moment for Black male college students. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling banning race-conscious admissions laid bare how, except in limited environments like college athletics,…
By Christian Collins EXCERPT The rulings from the United States Supreme Court declaring race-conscious admissions policies unconstitutional are a warning that diversity, equity, and inclusion for Black males is only prioritized on playing fields and not in classrooms. Read the full op-ed here.