Academic Equity

Back to Previous The American Talent Initiative (ATI) has seen an 18,100 increase in the enrollment of students with Pell Grants since its founding in 2015. To continue and build on this progress, ATI is awarding $5 million in grants across sixteen ATI-member institutions to support innovative strategies that break barriers and increase college access […]

Back to Previous The “Activating Next Gen Talent” event celebrated one of ATI’s leading high-fliers The upper floor of the Baruch College library is filled with flags representing more than 150 countries of origin for many of the school’s 16,000 undergraduates. On a crisp February day, a nearby meeting room was also filled, this time […]

President Milton C. Moreland highlights Centre College's dedication to economic diversity through philanthropy, emphasizing the value proposition for donors and prioritizing retention initiatives like the Thrive grant to ensure student success.

Back to Previous Integrating Access, Success, and Equity into an Enrollment Management Strategy. Access the changemaker profile for Boyd Bradshaw here. Boyd is member of the MPOC Advisory Committee and Vice President of Enrollment Management at Towson University, a member of the American Talent Initiative. We connected with Boyd to learn about how Towson advances access, […]

With funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Gray Foundation, three ATI members each received a $7,250 honorarium last year to tackle research on key topics of academic equity.

Senior leaders at Duke University share their insights on how to seize the moment to drive large-scale campus change and foster collaboration between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs.

From June 13-15, 2021, more than 400 representatives from 50 colleges and universities participated in the 2022 Virtual Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience to tackle the most pressing equity challenges from the past year.

The University of Pittsburgh's University Counseling Center director highlights the imperative to bolster students' mental well-being, which can help address inequities in the academic experience.

Claremont McKenna College's chief civil rights officer sheds light on the campus climate survey as a key tool to help build a more equitable academic and social environment.

From June 21-23, 2021, 150 representatives from 28 colleges and universities participated in the 2021 Virtual Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience to tackle the most pressing equity challenges from the past year.

We are excited to launch a case study series that spotlights how members use data to promote academic equity, starting with Virginia Tech's efforts to fuel inclusive excellence in STEM.

Recent months have highlighted long-standing inequities within our nation’s postsecondary education system.