Educational outcomes

Black students remain an underrepresented minority at America’s medical schools, and institutions are taking steps to enroll and graduate more students of color.

For many students, accumulating credentials step-by-step can be a more realistic route to completion—and more responsive to the needs of a growing workforce seeking new skills.

American Bar Association delegates recently rejected a proposal to tighten law school accreditation standards, saying the rule could threaten efforts to diversify the legal profession.

Colleges’ efforts to recruit and support Native American students vary widely, but a growing number are creating positions dedicated to Native student success.

Leaders at the Knowledge is Power Program hope the grants will help prevent financial hardships from derailing students’ degree pursuits.

An opinion piece by two college administrators contends that today’s students face a very different set of challenges and responsibilities than previous generations, and that professors and administrators should listen.

Six Democratic senators have written a letter asking the college ranker to revamp its approach to more directly indicate how well schools enroll and educate underrepresented students.

Georgetown University has launched a program that pairs educational instruction with internship opportunities to help returning citizens prepare for entrepreneurship or employment.

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has launched an initiative that will bring together 130 institutions across the United States to address student success.