Higher Education
Even as policymakers push to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, university and college students and their families contend with ever-rising costs and debt, low success rates, and growing concern about equal access to a higher education. We cover the causes of these problems, and the innovations being tried to solve them. See all our Special Reports
COLUMN: Behind the Latino college degree gap
Latinos are the least likely ethnic or racial group to get a college education, new report says
From DACA students to Rhodes Scholars to foster-care youth, a look at some unusual college-goers
A sampling of Hechinger reporting for The New York Times’ Learning section
Liberal arts face uncertain future at nation’s universities
Programs are being cut to make way for degrees with “clear career pathways.”
DACA students persevere, enrolling at, remaining in and graduating from college
Despite uncertain futures in America, “Dreamers” prioritize their educations
STUDENT VOICE: This toga party’s got nothing to do with fraternities — it’s about the liberal arts
Channeling the ancient Greeks, immersion-style
OPINION: Did Betsy DeVos just suggest that schools roll back students’ civil rights?
Her testimony underscores ‘a crying need for renewed commitment to strong federal civil rights enforcement’
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Eligible for financial aid, nearly a million students never get it
States run out of money and aspiring low-income college students feel the pain
COLUMN: Has video killed the red grading pen?
Teachers are experimenting with video feedback as a replacement for traditional written mark-ups
OPINION: The serious consequences of DeVos’ about-face on for-profit colleges
Will students of color suffer the most?