Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has set his sights on Pennsylvania's 10 state-run and 15 community colleges, pitching a major overhaul that would combine the two systems, boost funding, and eventually cap tuition at $1,000 per semester for many families.
Often, those who end up incarcerated have a traumatic experience with academics. They're labeled as a "bad kid" because they struggle in school or were excessively punished.
Beginning next year, a decline in the number of 18-year-old Americans is projected to take another big toll on undergraduate enrollment. Basic math suggests that it will eventually hit graduate programs, too.
Most weekdays, after two hours of feeding animals, Emily Lund would leave her farm by 8 a.m. to make the 1½-hour trek to UW-Madison, where she was enrolled as a double major in agriculture business and science and is learning how to breed cattle.
The tribal college is among the first to open a location in a U.S. city to provide educational opportunities to American Indians who live far from reservations.
Leaders at DeSales University netted a cool $2.5 million, optimized their IT infrastructure and improved their cybersecurity in one fell swoop. Here's how small private universities can do the same.
The urgent calls and emails to Point Park University started within hours of the abrupt announcement that a venerable arts campus in Philadelphia would close within a week, leaving hundreds of students suddenly without fall college plans.
Typically, college students need a high school diploma or equivalent to qualify for a Pell Grant, but a workaround allows adults without a high school diploma to get federal financial aid in college.
Credit for prior learning is gaining traction, spelling potential leaps in equitable postsecondary access. However, several factors could hinder its progress without immediate attention, declares a new report from AACRAO.
