What the Biden Administration Can Do Now To Make College More Affordable, Accountable, and Racially Just ArticleFeb 3, 2021 What the Biden Administration Can Do Now To Make College More Affordable, Accountable, and Racially Just The pandemic has increased the urgency of reforming higher education and undoing the damage of the Trump years. Feb 3, 2021 Marcella Bombardieri
Community colleges have a big local impact — they deserve local funding In the NewsFeb 1, 2021 Community colleges have a big local impact — they deserve local funding Author Marcella Bombardieri explains how community colleges—which largely serve low- and middle-income students—have been weakened by years of underfunding and argues that they need local funding. Feb 1, 2021 The Boston Globe Marcella Bombardieri
Tapping Local Support To Strengthen Community Colleges ReportOct 28, 2020 Tapping Local Support To Strengthen Community Colleges Expanding local appropriations could help provide the resources that community colleges need to boost social mobility in their regions. Oct 28, 2020 Marcella Bombardieri
Among Forests and Bayous, a Fledgling College and Fragile Dreams ReportJul 23, 2020 Among Forests and Bayous, a Fledgling College and Fragile Dreams The story of central Louisiana’s new community college holds lessons on improving opportunity in rural America—lessons that should help guide leaders responding to the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. Jul 23, 2020 Marcella Bombardieri
The best route for moving up is in danger of being blocked In the NewsJul 23, 2020 The best route for moving up is in danger of being blocked Through the lens of a community college student in rural Louisiana, Marcella Bombardieri describes why Congress must invest sufficiently in public colleges amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jul 23, 2020 The Boston Globe Marcella Bombardieri
‘If You Had a Need, You Got Help’: A Community College President’s Approach Towards Coronavirus In the NewsMay 15, 2020 ‘If You Had a Need, You Got Help’: A Community College President’s Approach Towards Coronavirus Author Marcella Bombardieri interviews Russell Lowery-Hart, the president of a community college in Amarillo, Texas, about what challenges students in poverty are facing during the coronavirus pandemic and how colleges are trying to help. May 15, 2020 Talk Poverty Marcella Bombardieri
An Investment for Generations: A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic ArticleApr 13, 2020 An Investment for Generations: A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Student affairs leaders at California State University, Dominguez Hills, highlight challenges that students and colleges are facing during the coronavirus pandemic—and explain how policymakers can help them persevere. Apr 13, 2020 Viviann Anguiano, Marcella Bombardieri
Congress Needs To Ensure Educational Equity in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic ArticleApr 2, 2020 Congress Needs To Ensure Educational Equity in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic The federal government must take action in order to address the immediate-, medium-, and long-term fallout from the coronavirus crisis on pre-K, K-12 and higher education. Apr 2, 2020 Viviann Anguiano, Marcella Bombardieri, Neil Campbell, 4 More Antoinette Flores, Steven Jessen-Howard, Laura Jimenez, Simon Workman
Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Deepen the Student Debt Crisis ArticleFeb 10, 2020 Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Deepen the Student Debt Crisis The White House has proposed billions of dollars in cuts to supports for college students. Feb 10, 2020 Viviann Anguiano, Marcella Bombardieri, Antoinette Flores, 3 More Marissa Alayna Navarro, Taseen Shamim, Victoria Yuen
Massachusetts excels at higher education — for the white and well-off In the NewsJan 28, 2020 Massachusetts excels at higher education — for the white and well-off Although Massachusetts is the most educated state in the country, author Marcella Bombardieri explains why the state's higher education system works primarily for white, well-off students while leaving Black, Latino, and low-income undergraduates behind. Jan 28, 2020 The Boston Globe Marcella Bombardieri
Restoring the Promise of Higher Education ArticleOct 16, 2019 Restoring the Promise of Higher Education The House’s Higher Education Act reauthorization bill would create a more equitable, affordable, and accountable higher education system. Oct 16, 2019 Colleen Campbell, Antoinette Flores, Marcella Bombardieri, 3 More Victoria Yuen, Marissa Alayna Navarro, Dante Barboy
How to fix education’s racial inequities, one tweak at a time In the NewsSep 25, 2019 How to fix education’s racial inequities, one tweak at a time Marcella Bombardieri discusses how changes at Pasadena City College are having a positive impact on minority students. Sep 25, 2019 Politico Marcella Bombardieri