Educators in District of Columbia Public Schools have launched the first-of-its-kind DCPS Persists program to pair graduates with coaches to counsel the students throughout college.
Economic downturns generally lead to substantial enrollment growth at community colleges, and leaders at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin are working quickly to adapt their curriculum to emerging workforce needs.
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan has been awarding scholarships to students requesting additional aid. Since March, the school has redirected 385 of 512 student requests for an emergency scholarship to applications that provide support for tuition, room and board, or to financial aid, says Doug Fletcher, […]
In Texas, a majority of 260 students at the University of Houston-Downtown are requesting tuition assistance from the Gator Emergency Fund. "Before COVID-19, we received anywhere between 10 to 15 student requests for additional aid on a weekly basis. Compare that to now when, at one week, we had more than 1,000 students apply," says […]
To offset COVID-19 challenges, UB guest columnist Sharon Butler shares tips on defining enrollment policies and contingencies, creating flexible plans to make tuition more affordable, and communicating with international students about the latest visa information.
In an effort to encourage students to visit and engage with the resources and tools on their career center website, Texas A&M staff implemented an AI-powered chatbot. Sponsored content by Ivy.ai.
If the pandemic is eliminating the full college experience, should students continue to pay for it? questions UB guest columnist Mike Brown, of LendEDU.
Federal emergency student grants provided by the CARES Act will no longer be limited to students who receive Title IV aid, the Department of Education announced late on Thursday.
College admissions teams are having to get creative—and also trying to have some fun—as they work to convince students to enroll at their institutions in the fall.
The number of undergraduate students registering for college for fall 2020 has dropped since last month, according to an admissions and enrollment report.
