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Economic stimulus

Institutions with the highest mobility rates for low-income students: HBCUs:  Alcorn State University (Miss.), Southern University and A&M College (La.), Lincoln University (Pa.), Dillard University (La.) and Alabama State University Link to...

Assessing the true costs of free college

A dramatic gap in wages exists between Americans with college degrees and those without them. African-American and Latino students enroll in and graduate from college...

Minority-serving higher ed institutions take lead on upward mobility

Minority-serving colleges and universities deserve more political and financial support as they provide the greatest degree of upward mobility for low-income students, says a...

Expanding online services for students who are remote

Creating an online community that mirrors a school’s physical campus is another way to retain online students. This can be achieved by digitizing freshman orientation,...

Making an IMPACT

Washington State University’s step-by-step process for marijuana violations: 1. Attend cannabis workshop. Link to main story: College campuses cope with increased marijuana legalization 2. Complete marijuana eCheckup To Go...

College students learning online, but stepping on campus

Like their peers on campus, students enrolled in online programs benefit when they feel included in a community and supported by their institution. Colleges...

College campuses cope with increased marijuana legalization

Although marijuana is still prohibited by federal law, nine states allow its recreational use and 30 permit medical use. Marijuana also remains the most...

For college admissions: A holistic review, or systematic discrimination?

The fairness of race in admissions is again under question. A lawsuit brought against Harvard University by the nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions contends the institution...

College faculty learn to embed career guidance in instruction

Up to 500 faculty at 25 higher ed institutions will become better equipped to help students prepare for career and workplace success. They’ll take a...

Campaign seeks to track college students omitted from federal graduation rates

The journey to a degree these days has many types of passengers, from full-time enrollees, to transfer students, to those who stop out for...