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During yesterday's @ThirdWayEDU Wine w/Wonks event, @kgsouthern asked me a great question about how intermediary policy orgs and think tanks like @YoungInvincible can advocate for Regional Publics Universities.
One of the things I shared: hire graduates of these institutions.
One of the things I shared: hire graduates of these institutions.
I worked in DC for 5 years and was struck by the homogeneity of degrees held by people (Ivy League, Duke, Stanford, Michigan, etc.). I was often the only person in the room who had attended a Regional or a Community College.
When it came to light that I didn't attend an elite college, I often felt judgments about my intellect and ambition.
If we're serious about creating policies that better serve diverse students, and the institutions they attend, we need to have Regional and CC grads at the table.
If we're serious about creating policies that better serve diverse students, and the institutions they attend, we need to have Regional and CC grads at the table.
The seeming "best of the best" (read: often very privileged people graduating from elite colleges) may not in fact be the best suited for understanding how low-income students and students of color experience higher education or the contributions of access institutions.
