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Higher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

A college degree, or your money back

by APM Reports February 26, 2018April 8, 2021

Protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in March 2014.

Higher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

Overwhelmed by student debt, many low-income students drop out

by APM Reports February 12, 2018April 8, 2021

David Andy, who is enrolled in a program in advanced manufacturing at Metro State University in Denver designed in collaboration with employers.

Higher Education, News, Solutions, Universities, Inc.

Worker shortage spurs uncharacteristic partnerships connecting colleges, business

by Jon Marcus February 9, 2018April 8, 2021

student parents

Community Colleges, Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity

A program helps low-income parents graduate at twice the rate of other community college students

by Meredith Kolodner February 5, 2018April 8, 2021

Tiana Young is a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where a racist Facebook post from a student in the alt-right group Turning Point left the African-American community shaken and frustrated by the school's lack of public response.

Divided We Learn, High School Reform, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity, Solutions

To attract more blacks and Hispanics to STEM, universities must address racial issues on campus

by Stuart Miller January 23, 2018April 8, 2021

A girl at recess runs at the Heart Butte School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana. Overshadowed by attention to the challenges faced by nonwhite high school graduates in cities, low-income black, Hispanic and native American students in rural areas are equally unlikely to go on to college.

News

Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations

by Matt Krupnick January 18, 2018February 9, 2022

Olympic hopeful figure skater Max Aaron on the practice rink in Colorado Springs. Aaron, who is 25, earned a degree in finance in December. He worked as a barback and a waiter on the weekends to help pay the tuition and took his classes early in the morning and late at night to accommodate his training schedule.

Community Colleges, Higher Education, News, Solutions

Even with help, Olympic athletes struggle to balance their sports with college

by Jon Marcus January 4, 2018April 8, 2021

Junior Alex DesRuisseaux and senior Jesus Garcia work in the library of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Future of Learning, Higher Education, News, Rural Education, Solutions

In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

by Robbie Feinberg January 3, 2018February 9, 2022

Microsoft employees in Redmond, Washington. With a huge shortage of college graduates in data and computer science, tech companies are taking matters into their own hands and providing education directly to prospective tech workers.

Future of Learning, Higher Education, News, Solutions

Impatient with universities’ slow pace of change, employers go around them

by Jon Marcus December 18, 2017April 8, 2021

Latino students at Loyola Marymount University in California have an enviable 80 percent graduation rate, compared with 77 percent for white students.

Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News

New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites

by Meredith Kolodner December 14, 2017April 8, 2021