The current attacks on higher education and the forthcoming ones infringe and impede our ability to serve the constituencies our college and universities were established to serve. With every crisis, there is opportunity. Our opportunity is to articulate a long-term vision for higher education directly in line with democratic ideals. Education for All's coalition has a vision to: 1. Situate higher education as aligned with the American ideals of developing a more perfect union that provides access and achievement for all; this includes an unapologetic, visionary commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 2. Ensure an educational system where all belong on campus and in the curriculum. 3. Consider the power of each higher education institution type as defined by the Carnegie Classifications, from community colleges to Ivy League institutions. 4. Place primacy on ensuring institutional autonomy. 5. Consider education as a fundamental right of all those residing within American borders.
