Matthew D. Cohen

Impatient optimist.  Works w/ tech cos, natl foundations & govt to increase college completion + labor market succes for low-income youth & working adults.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Remember and honor Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner and the price they paid when they were murdered in Mississippi exactly sixty years ago today while fighting for all of our voting rights:

[Dana Milbank @Milbank]

Under the three-Reichs-and-you’re-out rule, Trump should be on the bench. Yet he keeps swinging — and this week provided a sobering measure of how numb we have become to his undeniably fascist rhetoric. My latest for @PostOpinions https://t.co/kQ8x7Q237f

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

What an effective use of federal investigative resources!

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

Purim isn’t about costumes & food. It’s about the courage to persevere against evil.

[Jamaal Bowman @RepBowman]

Chag Purim sameach to all of those in the Jewish community! Let today be filled with joy, hamantashen, and costumes.

As the Megillah is reread, let's remind ourselves of the incredible bravery of Esther and the resilience of the Jewish community.

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

Who at the @chronicle is principally responsible for covering campus climate, #studentaffairs, and #FoW? There are thousands of #college leaders here at @NASPAtweets annual meeting, iterating & innovating...yet, no reporters? Why? #naspa #naspa24 #naspa2024

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@GoldieStandard Since students were so ill-prepared for #highered *before* pandemic, (please see: enrollment in remedial ed; 6 year grad rates; etc.) I cannot see how the doubling of K12 absenteeism bodes well for student success (or our economy).

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Henry VIII cut off the heads of two of his first five wives, yet there was still keen competition to be the sixth,

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@ashleyruba_phd A HS diploma should mean the holder possesses basic numeracy and literacy...but, alas, if only.

[Preston Cooper @PrestonCooper93]

"The division between degree and nondegree programs within the community college system is one that I wish had never been introduced." - Joe Fuller

https://t.co/dA8W8XtWyT

[Goldie Blumenstyk @GoldieStandard]

Big deal if it happens.

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@CoriBush Cool. Cool. So, like 9% of Congress now?

[Georgetown CEW @GeorgetownCEW]

Many factors beyond the reach of education, training, and work experience influence the chances of career success, including racial discrimination in the labor market that penalizes Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino individuals. https://t.co/wg0FCBLJxy

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@GoldieStandard @HolocaustMuseum It's a real & growing threat. I appreciate that security professionals (incl the FBI & ADL) have sounded the alarm, even while many college leaders remain silent (or make utterly weak non-statements). https://t.co/BZrwlvzokW

[Goldie Blumenstyk @GoldieStandard]

I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen @HolocaustMuseum put out a statement of concern on rising anti-Semitism that extends to college campuses.

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@maggieNYT Said one casino host to the patron.

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@GWLaw91 @PresidentofGW By now, you've seen the university's statement. Did that work for you? Because it didn't work for me. Not even close.

[Goldie Blumenstyk @GoldieStandard]

New regs out today from will prohibit colleges from withholding students’ transcripts for credits earned w Title IV funds. I’ve been writing for years on how transcript holds keep adults from re-enrolling in college. The @usedgov found a federal angle to deal w this issue 1/2

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@SecCardona Runaway tuition costs -- costs which are neither commensurate w/ learner outcomes nor wage growth -- are to blame for ballooning student debt. Until we hold institutions accountable for their costs and the outcomes they produce, our nation’s debt will remain unsustainable.

[Today's Students Coalition @TSCnational]

Students of color often lack the same resources, support, and opportunities as white students to succeed in higher education. On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, we’re reminded to continue our pursuit of racial equity in the US and #HigherEd.

[Matthew D. Cohen @matthewdcohen]

@GoldieStandard Invitation to Sec. Rod Paige's swearing in?