Report asks, ‘Is graduate school worth it?’ Graduate school can open doors to career advancement. But a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that transparency and accountability are needed to make sure students are able to achieve a return on their investment. Read > How colleges can connect with rural students Higher education experts speaking at a recent conference urged U.S. colleges and universities to improve their outreach to small-town and rural students and strengthen pathways to a college degree. Read > ‘A major shift’ in fixing the transfer process In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Huriya Jabbar and Lauren Schudde, authors of a new book on repairing the college transfer process, discuss the role four-year public institutions play in the nation’s broken transfer system—and how those universities might improve it. Read > STEM outreach on the Hilltop and beyond Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences recently featured Assistant Teaching Professor Michelle Bertke for her community outreach work focused on bringing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experiences to kids and teens in the Washington, DC, area. Read > With FAFSA delayed again, students are uncertain about how to stay in school > How colleges are bridging FAFSA filing gaps > Study: GPA not the best judge of work behavior > Free community college stirs ‘hope and possibility’ > College is one of life’s ‘biggest investments.’ A new report asks—is it worth it? > Free community college in Massachusetts expected to draw 45,000 students within a year > Extracurricular involvement barriers to bust > Student wellness tip: Reduce suicide risk through supporting students’ sense of purpose > Asylum seekers pay more tuition for higher education: ‘It doesn’t make sense’ >