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New findings from the state's Legislative Analyst's Office show that more than half of California’s community college students have faced housing insecurity over the past 12 months. And about a… Read more »

Success coaching is a growing practice in higher education to help connect learners to resources, teach essential academic habits, provide support for students on academic proba

More DC students are finishing high school and, after years of decline, the most recent data shows that the share of students enrolling in college saw a modest improvement in 2022. But the city… Read more »

Pepperdine University’s First Waves program provides leadership opportunities for learners and involves faculty and staff in caring for first-generation students. 

Eastern Kentucky University is now the first college in Kentucky to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits at its on-campus store, the university announced in April. Students… Read more »

Twenty women at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility will be part of a new bachelor’s degree program later this month. Students in the program, run by Adams State University, will be able to… Read more »

A new national study led by the University of Chicago has for the first time documented in detail the extent of those fears and reasons for them — along with student attitudes toward genocide,… Read more »

You could consider it a second chance powered by higher education. South Dakota State University was awarded a three-year, $150k grant by the Mellon foundation’s Higher Education in Prison program… Read more »

Montclair State University launched a campaign this spring to increase academic engagement through students’ personal skill development inside the classroom and across campus departments. 

To improve transfer in the state, higher education leaders in Texas are working on curricular pathway plans for eight degree programs, helping students earn a degree faster, with less debt. 

Students who have stopped out of a college education are four times more likely to re-enroll when connected with a success coach who guides them through registration, academic performance and… Read more »

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher… Read more »

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have… Read more »

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is expanding its reach to a demographic that may not otherwise believe they can pursue higher education. 

Twenty-three universities are expected to receive a share of $4.6 million to advance Black student success in California. The California State University (CSU) recently announced the one-time… Read more »

While health officials and state leaders are still working to understand the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on students, emerging studies suggest that time away from the classroom has… Read more »