Everyone I know in higher education — and at this point in my career, I know quite a few of you — is 100 percent dedicated to the idea of college as an engine of opportunity. We may disagree on the methods in which universities should operate, but we agree that the university plays an indispensable role in creating a just society.
One of the strongest areas of higher ed cultural consensus around ends, if not means, is the desire for our institutions to serve the least privileged. The goal that our colleges and universities provide pathways for entry, inclusion and success among first-generation and low-income students is widely shared.
