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Writer. Editor. Passionate edu advocate. Proud #HowardU grad. Fierce #HBCU supporter. AU EdPolicy grad. Yes college is for everyone. Tweets are my own.

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I have been waiting on this POV allllll day like double Dutch. Let’s get into it /1 #SCOTUS #AffirmativeAction

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So excited to be back in the alumni club space again! My love for @HowardU runs DEEP, and I’m helming this club beside some ✨phenomenal✨alums. Proud to be a part of #HUMoCoOntheMove

[Howard University Alumni Club - Montgomery County @Huac_mocomd]

Welcome to our Club President, c/o 2010 grad Simone Pringle!

Profession: a college success advocate at a national non profit.

Fun fact: assembled over 70K+ puzzle pieces since 2021!

Event idea: a comedy show or take a salsa class

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My latest publication is live! #NCAN2023

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We at NCAN knew it’d be crucial at our annual conference to discuss next steps after the Supreme Court’s June ruling that struck down race-conscious college admissions practices. https://t.co/0gjdsFJmKk

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New #webinar: Join us for this 75 minute special session as we lean into the SCOTUS ruling & the Department of Education's guidance on race-based college admissions. Learn more & register: https://t.co/7knR3PvIjV

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#BetterFAFSASummit #TeamBetterFAFSA

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Day 2 of our #BetterFAFSASummit progressing with attendees and @FAFSA staff reviewing application scenarios. #TeamBetterFAFSA

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In the room where it happens 👀#BetterFAFSASummit #TeamBetterFAFSA @NCANetwork

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We’ve got financial aid leaders from 39 states gathered in DC this morning to ensure that the transition to #BetterFAFSA goes well! #BetterFAFSASummit

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#BetterFAFSASummit #TeamBetterFAFSA @NCANetwork

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Exactly! Admissions is not “a zero sum game.” For every 1 student accepted, maybe 9 are rejected. So if a wh!te student gets rejected from a highly selective school, odds are it wasn’t a POC applicant that “took your spot.” #AffirmativeAction

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@GJGallowayIL Some fun things to Google: the history of #HBCUs and the demographics of HBCUs today. Bluefield State in WV is 90% wh!te.

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Oh look! Who wrote an article about gross HBCU underfunding I wonder? /4

https://t.co/5Fq2LfQvEI

#SCOTUS #AffirmativeAction

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Dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read it.

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This is gonna take EVERYONE. And I do mean EVERYONE. Don’t just leave this to CBOs and the local high school college counselor. We’ve ALL got to pitch in and fix this. /8 #SCOTUS #AffirmativeAction #HBCUs

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But it’s incredibly unfair to ask these literally overworked and underpaid institutions (3% remember?) to come in fix America’s racism in higher ed problem. A partner in the fight, 1 tool in the toolbox? Sure /7 #AffirmativeAction #SCOTUS

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I know we mean well when we say “prepare for the rush,” hello, we’ve seen it already. #HBCUs have been/still are a somewhat safe haven from the micro aggressions/general stress of being a POC here. HBCUs do more w/less every day. They are a✨PHENOMENAL✨ postsec choice /6 #SCOTUS

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Remember why HBCUs were founded initially: to educate newly freed African Americans. These institutions went on to be the ONLY places that would educate the majority of AAs and Blacks across the diaspora because more selective schools ✨wouldn’t accept us✨ /5 #AffirmativeAction

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HBCUs are grossly underfunded by federal and state governments. Tennessee State ALONE is owed half a BILLION dollars of unpaid state funding since the 70s; FAMU sued the state as well /3

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#HBCUs make up THREE percent of America’s higher education system. They do NOT suddenly have the infrastructure to support a sudden or even gradual influx of students. It’s about way more than dorms. /2 #SCOTUS #AffirmativeAction

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So late in sharing this but here’s my article on helping pregnant & parenting students persist to and through school!

Did you know that on average, student parents have higher GPAs than their childless counterparts? #StudentParents #ParentingStudentRights #SupportStudentParents

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Did you know about 4 million (22%) US undergraduates are raising children while attending a postsecondary education program? Check out our latest article on several ways to support pregnant and parenting students' needs.
https://t.co/tk48A3DGXO

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#NewArticle: my first co-written piece for @NCANetwork is live! I’m proud to have written this one with my colleague @NCANLaNore. Kudos David!

This piece is part 2 of NCAN’s #FosterCareAwarenessMonth series. https://t.co/4L9OSZXhJv