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Author Archives: Delece Smith-Barrow

Delece Smith-Barrow is a senior editor for higher education at The Hechinger Report. She was a 2017 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she spent a year studying how top-tier universities are increasing the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty. Prior to joining The Hechinger Report, she was a reporter at U.S. News & World Report, and a producer, writer and editor at The Washington Post. She received a bachelor's degree from University of Maryland--College Park and a master's degree from Georgetown University. Much to the dismay of most journalists, she hates coffee. She does, however, love trampoline dodgeball and the best of the worst of reality TV.

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A worrying trend this fall: decline in FAFSA applications

by Delece Smith-Barrow November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

In the middle of the country’s current economic and health crisis, there’s a disturbing trend in higher education: Fewer high school seniors are filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is typically the first step in receiving federal and state grants, federal loans and institutional aid for college. The FAFSA application window […]

‘Free college’ programs sound great – but who gets excluded?

by Delece Smith-Barrow October 23, 2020October 30, 2020

HBCUs entering the game: Black colleges join the esports bandwagon

by Delece Smith-Barrow September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

Report finds a drop in Black enrollment at most top public colleges and universities

by Delece Smith-Barrow July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

A novel idea: Ask students what they think about returning to campus

by Delece Smith-Barrow July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

‘Black At’ Instagram accounts put campus racism on display

by Delece Smith-Barrow July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

On Twitter, ‘#BlackIntheIvory’ exposes racism on campus

by Delece Smith-Barrow June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

A college where the graduation rate for black students has been zero percent — for years

by Delece Smith-Barrow and Aaricka Washington June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

As recession deepens, colleges are cutting back on career services

by Delece Smith-Barrow May 29, 2020June 30, 2020

Losing international students because of the pandemic will damage colleges financially

by Delece Smith-Barrow May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

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