Darlene Earnest

Editor & Writer

Contributors/Darlene Earnest

Education

BA Journalism, Kent State University

Darlene Earnest is a copy editor for BestColleges. She has had an extensive editing career at several news organizations, including The Virginian-Pilot and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She also has completed programs for editors offered by the Dow Jones News Fund and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

Darlene has a BA in journalism from Kent State University.

Read Darlene's Latest Articles

The Racial Wealth Gap and Higher Education Explained

For many Black and Latino/Hispanic families, higher education isn’t the economic silver bullet guaranteed to deliver the American Dream.

March 16, 2022

Congress Increases Pell Grant Financial Aid for College Students

President Joe Biden last week signed an omnibus spending bill that included the largest increase to the maximum Pell Grant in 10 years.

September 29, 2023

How Climate Change Impacts Higher Education

In anticipation of how climate change will reshape our world, colleges are reshaping curricula around climate literacy.

March 9, 2022

Fulbright Program Fully Opens for 2023-2024, Except for Afghanistan

The world's largest exchange program, curtailed in 2020, will return to full operations this application cycle, but Afghan scholars are excluded.

March 1, 2022

NCAA to Study Impact of Name, Image, Likeness Policy on College Athletes

The NCAA is concerned that some NIL activity may be violating recruiting rules while also negatively impacting the student-athlete experience.

February 22, 2022

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