This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People chose to give of their time, money, skills, and more to causes that are important to them. It could be that they have experienced something that has moved their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conferring legal status on young unauthorized immigrants brought to the U.S. as children—a group referred to as DREAMers—has been the subject of legislation in Congress since 2001. In 2012, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid the torrent of pleas to President Trump this week to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are letters written by several university presidents. In a noteworthy showing of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration has tapped Julian Schmoke, a former DeVry University administrator, to lead the Education Department’s student-aid enforcement unit. The move provoked complaints from critics who pointed out that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rate of college attainment in rural America is just a little over half that of urban and suburban areas, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing Census data in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Universities have long been a political battleground representing some of the United States’ most deeply held beliefs about meritocracy, who belongs, and who is “deserving” of higher education. I’m an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Providing better information on college quality to potential students and their families has been a major focus of bipartisan higher education policy efforts. In late 2015, the Obama administration augmented…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even after decades of affirmative action, black and Hispanic students are more underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities than they were 35 years ago, according to a New…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You might think the typical college student lives in a state of bliss, spending each day moving among classes, parties and extracurricular activities. But the reality is that an increasingly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “‘Homeless college student’ seems like a contradiction in terms,” said Paul Toro, a psychology professor at Wayne State University who studies poverty and homelessness. “If you’re someone who has the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Only half of U.S. students think their high schools have prepared them with the knowledge and skills they need for college, according to recent survey data. Compiled by the nonprofit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Detroit Promise, administered by the Detroit Regional Chamber, allows the city’s high school graduates to attend local colleges tuition-free. The community college scholarship program covers any difference between financial…