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Hard Truths That Higher Education Has Evaded for Too Long

Inside Higher Ed

That high-performing Black and Hispanic students are far less likely to earn a college degree than comparable white or Asian American students. That the main contributor to college’s rising college costs isn’t the cost of instruction, which has stagnated.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

These are positive developments from the perspective of groups such as the Association of American Universities and the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which promote high-impact practices that increase student engagement and deep learning. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental.