Over the last several years 16 states have implemented free or debt-free community college programs to ease the financial burden on students. These programs recognize that community colleges are an on-ramp to postsecondary education for millions of students, especially students of color.

An Arizona Supreme Court ruling overturned a 2012 law passed by the Legislature that barred cardholders from possessing and using marijuana on public college campuses.

The Chronicle recently released a special report that looked at how Georgia State University used big data and analytics as a springboard into rethinking undergraduate education, with remarkable results.

Despite rural America’s geographic, ethnic, and racial diversity, rural students attending higher education institutions exhibit some commonalities. A few similarities rural students exhibit are heightened anxiety, lower retention rates, greater economic obstacles, social alienation, and identity conflicts compared to more urban classmates.

The setting for Goldrick-Rab’s remarks was the 2018 Innovations Conference, the signature event of the League for Innovation in the Community College. The event, according to the league’s own description, “is the foremost convening for community college professionals, fostering innovation in teaching and learning and enhancing the higher education experience.”

Though there are still some areas that need improving, new Outcomes Measure data from IPEDS gives a much clearer indication of success rates for degree-seeking non-traditional learners.

Colleges have several offices that are focused to some extent on international student safety and well-being.

These days, more students and teachers report being happy at Spring ISD's Bammel Middle School, and the number of three-day out-of-school suspensions dropped from 94 last school year to 47.