Education and Class

• Beloit Goes Test-Optional in Admissions @insidehighered

  Another college drops admissions testing, acknowledging that tests that highly correlate with family income adds little to admissions decisions.

  tags: socialclass

• From Watts to Walla Walla: The burdens and the blessings of my college education

  The complicated experiences of being a first-generation student of color.

  “These feelings of resentment and gratitude are further complicated when I think about how my decision to stay in college and earn my college degree brings up a larger dilemma. I am fed up with the system, but I am still here. I critique the ins and outs of these institutions, but I still reap benefits from the education, the networks and the career opportunities. I see all the problematic factors of why I am on campus, but I walk around campus with a smile plastered on my face because I realize how fortunate I am.”

  tags: socialclass

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