Changing the sticker price to change public perception Some private colleges are cutting tuition to compete with rival public institutions for students who would be deterred by a higher sticker price. Read > Measuring the ‘class ceiling’ among first-gen college graduates A new study focused on tenure-track professors highlights factors that can hamper first-generation college graduates’ career progression in academia and other elite professional settings. Read > ‘A national movement to support and elevate first-generation, limited-income college students’ Inside Higher Ed highlights the Kessler Scholars Collaborative for creating a program that connects and supports first-generation college students across 16 campuses. Read > Expanded tuition support for military-connected graduate students Georgetown University’s School of Health will increase tuition support for eligible veterans and military-connected adults pursuing a graduate degree through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Read > New data shows drop in college readiness, education participation > When basic needs go on credit > 4 ways to rethink when student support starts > $400,000 per bed? Why it costs so much to build affordable student housing in California > HBCUs to receive $174 million federal investment amid MSI funding shift > More degrees but not higher earnings: Puzzling data from CUNY’s famed ASAP program >