Kimberly Reyes represents National Forum at “My life as an undocumented...
Kimberly Reyes, Graduate Student Research Assistant, represented the National Forum at “My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant: A Policy Perspective.” The event took place on February 21st at the Gerald...
View ArticleNational Forum Legendary Musician Update: Drew Murray
Drew Murray, a National Forum legendary musician, has quickly found success since graduating from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education in 2011. He currently works as a...
View ArticleRaquel Welch-Johnson Reflects on Americorps Service
For the last year, Raquel Welch-Johnson has been the National Forum’s Americorps member working in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit. Raquel has been working on numerous projects to build a...
View ArticleBlogpost: Stories Researchers Tell
We are a people of the story. As long as humans have been being, we have used stories to communicate our history, our experiences, and our hopes and dreams. From cave drawings to the Jewish oral...
View ArticleBlogpost: My National Forum Experience
My name is Alexandra Goltz and I am currently a senior at the University of Michigan. I am a dual-major in Communications and Sociology, and until almost a year ago, I was uncertain about how I could...
View ArticleBlogpost: Supreme Court to Rule on Issues of Race in College Admissions
By Marisol Ramos Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments in the Fisher v. Texas case as part of a decision whether to limit or rule out taking race into account in college...
View ArticleLegendary Musician, Nick Bowman, Honored at ASHE
The National Forum proudly recognizes the achievements of Legendary Musician, Nick Bowman. Nick was presented the ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award at the 2012 ASHE Conference....
View ArticleBlogpost: University-Community Partnerships
By Esmeralda Hernandez Whether it is the community of Detroit or communities of higher education professionals, university-community partnerships is an important part of what we do here at the National...
View ArticleBlogpost: Accounting for the personal and public benefits of higher education
By Kyle Southern Nearly all Americans believe in the importance of higher education to enable social and economic mobility, but they carry deep concerns about its affordability and the ability of...
View ArticleBlogpost: Philanthropy and the American Dream
By Sarah Erwin One of the core foundations of the United States is the idea of “the American Dream.” This American Dream is something that I recall being pounded into my head every year in elementary...
View ArticleBlogpost: Presenting uLEAD at AAHHE
By Marisol Ramos Several members of the immigration research team at the National Forum attended the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Conference in San Antonio, TX on March...
View ArticleBlogpost: Prepping for a Successful Webinar
By Margaret Brower I have only worked at the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good for two semesters now, and yet I have learned so much. Last week’s webinar, “Broadening Access for...
View ArticleAccrediting Higher Education Quality for the Public Good
By Dr. Betty Overton, Ph.D. A response to “Has Higher Education Lost Control Over Quality?” by Ellen Hazelkorn Chronicle of Higher Education, May 23, 2013 In our society and indeed in the world,...
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