In an effort to make tuition more affordable for middle-class Colorado families, Colorado College, a private liberal arts school, is introducing the Colorado Pledge.
First-generation students face internal and external pressures, structural barriers, and resource constraints that impact their ability to attend and succeed in higher education. This includes academic and social preparation, and familial, financial, and psychological pressures.
Campus teams responsible for teaching students about financial literacy—and improving cohort default rates—are getting support through financial wellness training and certification programs.
Best practices for delivering services and supports for online learning success include choosing the right ones and promoting them strategically. Follow these tips to boost online learner success.
Higher ed leaders are under pressure to meet the needs of a changing culture and work environment and to manage an increasingly diverse set of student and graduate expectations. Innovation is required. At the same time, leaders strive to keep their colleges and universities the same. Leadership, faculty, elected officials, alumni and others who experienced […]
From unveiling a new resource on the status of race and ethnicity in higher ed (ACE) to reporting on college enrollment (NASFAA), here is the latest higher ed association news.
As financial aid administrators know, there’s no shortage of free and fee-based programs designed to help students get a handle on personal finance and keep up loan payments when the time comes. Increasingly, colleges are working with their institutional banking partners to develop engaging, accessible and trusted financial literacy content. Banks have access to nationwide […]
What do you see as the biggest revenue-related challenge facing campus stores today? “Declining textbook sales have affected most campus stores, but online competition isn’t the only reason. Other factors are decreasing enrollments, open resources, rentals and use of social media by students to swap or sell materials. Stores have responded with expanded services, more […]
