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The cost of housing has risen steeply in recent years, including for college students. Living in a dorm or renting an off-campus apartment can be the single largest expense a student faces, even… Read more »

A study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health offers valuable insights at alcohol consumption patterns among undergraduate students in … Read more »

At a monthly campus safety committee meeting, stakeholders met to begin creating a culture of safety across all University of Minnesota campuses. Members of the public commented on ideas on how to… Read more »

One expert at the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s conference laid out ways to better support these learners. 

Anyone can pick the fruits and vegetables in this garden nestled next to a residence hall at Northern Illinois University. Student garden worker Emily Larrivee says it’s popular with both students… Read more »

Two City University of New York (CUNY) schools are joining to do something good for incarcerated students. Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) and John Jay College of Criminal Justice,… Read more »

This brief explores the types of institutions student parents attend and their enrollment patterns (e.g., full time or part time, online) compared with nonparenting students. We also present… Read more »

College is often seen as one of life’s most exciting adventures, but it can also be one of the most challenging and lonely experiences for first-year students. More than 2 million freshmen enroll… Read more »

Crime reported at Ohio State University in 2023 improved over the previous year in most categories with two large exceptions, according to the latest Clery Act report published Friday.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills into law to address the legacy of racial discrimination, including a bill to establish a Black-Serving Institution designation for… Read more »

The California State University Board of Trustees heard positive reports on Title IX reforms at its meeting this week, including new campus audits and data collection. However, some faculty and… Read more »

The gold standard treatment motivating college students to reduce alcohol use to decrease the negative consequences of drinking is called the BASICS program, or Brief Alcohol Screening and… Read more »

Sacramento State is beginning construction on a new student housing facility. The building will provide beds for 335 students, with 285 classified as affordable housing, said Samuel Jones, the… Read more »

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in the K-12 system and at higher ed institutions fell behind in their academic preparation due to a lack of in-person learning. But remote learning impacted… Read more »

By design, higher education is meant to be difficult, but for students who are couch surfing, sleeping in their cars, or trying to find a place to lay their heads at night, it can be unmanageable… Read more »

Sacramento State reported its highest level of campus crime in five years, according to the 2024 Annual Security Report, which showed that from 2021 to 2023, the university had the second largest… Read more »

One in five college students is a parent, according to an Aspen Institute initiative on postsecondary education. These learners are balancing two demanding worlds: the challenge of managing… Read more »

Each year, a large number of college students walk away from their education because of personal and financial concerns, as well as academic challenges that impede their success.