Higher Ed

Mar 25

Inside Higher Ed: Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut

“The arguments against [the bill] grow thinner by the minute,” she said. “It seems like kind of a last stand for legacy’s defenders.”...

Mar 20

Public News Service: CT legacy admissions bill to be voted on by state Senate

By Edwin J. Viera Senate Bill 203 initially called to end legacy admissions but it has been modified to include a provision ending...

Mar 18

Hartford Courant: CT lawmakers consider outlawing preference for 'white and wealthy' in college admissions.

According to federal admission data compiled by the Education Reform Now Connecticut six of Connecticut's 23 four-year colleges give...

Mar 14

STATEMENT: ERN CT Applauds Higher Education Committee Vote to End Legacy Preference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2024 CONTACT: Amy Dowell | Amy@edreformnow.org ERN CT Applauds Higher Education Committee Vote to...

Mar 1

CT Insider: Private colleges defend legacy admissions CT lawmakers are seeking to ban

"Maintaining this preference in admissions for the children of alumni is a form of systemic racism," Dowell wrote. "It’s a tactic...

Feb 23

CT Insider: Yale reinstates standardized test requirement for first year and transfer student admissions

Amy Dowell executive director of the nonprofit Education Reform Now CT, said she understood Yale's resoning for bringing back...

Feb 9

Public News Service: CT General Assembly considers eliminating legacy admissions

By Edwin J. Viera Connecticut is considering ending legacy admissions -- the practice of giving preference to family members of alumni --...

Feb 6

2024 Policy Priorities

Jan 22

CT Insider: CT could become first state to ban legacy admissions in higher education: 'A practice of the past'

Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions at both public and private universities, under a bill...

Jan 18

2024 Update on Legacy Preference

Legacy Preference is the admissions practice of giving a weighted advantage to college applicants with family members who are alumni. It...

Jan 16

ERN CT Testimony Before the CT Black and Puerto Rican Caucus

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE BLACK AND PUERTO RICAN CAUCUS Nicki Golos, Deputy Director Education Reform Now CT January 16, 2024 Chairperson...

Oct 24, 2023

Trinity Tripod: CT Law Requires Colleges... to Provide Transcripts to Students, Alumni w/... Debt

Research conducted by the Connecticut chapter of Education Reform Now found that in 2022, every single institution of higher education in...

Oct 4, 2023

CT Public: A new CT law lets students with college debt get transcripts. Some say it doesn’t go far

'We as a state must make it easier for people to go back and finish their degrees,' said Amy Dowell, executive director of Education...

Jun 8, 2023

Legislature Passes Ban on the Transcript Trap in Higher Ed

In 2022, ERN CT conducted research finding that 100% of Connecticut four-year colleges engage in the practice of withholding college...

May 31, 2023

CT Mirror: CT legislature votes to stop colleges from withholding transcripts over debt

If signed into law, Connecticut would be the ninth state to pass a law that prevents colleges and universities from withholding student...

May 19, 2023

Journal Inquirer - Report: State’s colleges have higher tuition, lower completion rates than peers

The authors of the ERN CT report say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of funding at CT’s public universities... 'A lot...

May 18, 2023

WSHU - Sound Bites: High-tuition Connecticut colleges have low graduation rates

Good morning. Connecticut’s state colleges with higher tuitions have lower degree completion rates among low-income students, according...

May 17, 2023

Stamford Advocate: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

Register Citizen: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report show

May 17, 2023

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

May 17, 2023

The Hour: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report show

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

May 17, 2023

News-Times: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

May 17, 2023

New Haven Register-CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

May 17, 2023

Middletown Press: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...

May 17, 2023

Greenwich Time: CT colleges have higher tuition, lower completion than peer schools, report shows

The authors of the Education Reform Now report, Amy Dowell and Nicki Golos, say their findings reinforce a need for higher levels of...