These universities have risen to the occasion in applying the scholarship, research and unique capacities of their faculty and staff in responding to the COVID crisis, says the chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Some fear proposed Department of Homeland Security rule would end policy that now allows international students to remain in the U.S. for the duration of their studies.
First-time black, Hispanic, and female students are enrolling full-time in two-year schools in greater numbers thanks to free-college programs, study says.
Free college promise programs have made strides in expanding access to higher education but many initiatives still exclude too many of the students who would benefit, a new analysis has found.
Data shows big declines for community colleges and first-time students; the national research center notes, however, that huge drops at four-year institutions haven't materialized yet