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The Dispatch
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A weekly newsletter about the role of higher ed in society. Each week, we highlight how college is (or is not) working for citizens and communities.
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The struggle of navigating college with autism
Avery Williams, a 25-year-old with autism, hasn’t had an easy time of it at Delta State University.
February 3, 2023
What’s missing from the conversation about HBCUs?
Much of the conversation centered on the context that’s missing from public dialogue and media coverage about historically Black colleges and universities.
January 20, 2023
When the Covid Generation goes to college
Our reporting on college freshmen, an invite to our HBCU event, and an intro to new Open Campus board members.
January 13, 2023
Our first class of HBCU student fellows
Open Campus is partnering with Jarrett Carter Sr., a veteran journalist and the founder of HBCU Digest, to create the HBCU Student Journalism Network.
December 16, 2022
Where college access is a matter of luck
College programs for people in prisons are expected to proliferate across the country next year as incarcerated students once again become eligible for federal Pell Grants.
December 9, 2022
Protecting students from sexual assault
This newsletter is about the role of higher ed in society. Each week, we highlight how college is…
December 2, 2022
Our new HBCU student reporting network
In partnership with Jarrett Carter Sr., we're creating a paid reporting fellowship to expand coverage of historically Black colleges.
November 11, 2022
These North Carolina counties were politically aligned. Education has divided them.
In just a single generation, the college degree has become a major political fault line in presidential politics.
November 4, 2022
Legacy admissions and the public trust
Big questions about higher education as a whole are at the center of debate over affirmative action and legacy admissions.
October 28, 2022
Rafael had high expectations. The system didn’t share them.
With just a few months before graduation, he thought he was on track to attend university, but he wasn't.
October 7, 2022