A growing number of smaller, less-selective colleges are facing declining enrollment and financial hardship—with some forced to close their doors before current students can graduate.
Topics: Higher education
18 selective schools to convene at Georgetown to workshop access, affordability, and equity challenges in higher education
Eighteen schools will convene for three days at Georgetown next week to focus on equity-related challenges in higher education at the first annual Summer Institute on Equity in the Academic Experience.
How complex academic jargon can hamper student success
Dense higher education lingo can create obstacles for students trying to navigate college, prompting some schools to create materials that prioritize plain language.
One in 10 U.S. residents lives in a ‘higher education desert.’ Do you?
A report shows that about 35 million people in America do not live within 25 miles of a public broad-access college, highlighting geography’s role in educational inequality.
College Board rolling out tool that shows ‘environmental context’ for students’ SAT scores
The College Board has created a dashboard that allows colleges to view individual students’ SAT scores alongside a quantitative measure of their “disadvantage level,” sparking vigorous debate.
Reality check: College admission rates are higher than you think
Every spring brings renewed attention to the ultra-low acceptance rates at the nation’s most highly selective colleges and universities, but that fixation overlooks the experience of most undergraduate applicants.
Test-optional admissions, remedial courses, and more: The Chronicle’s 2019 trends report
“No one in higher education can afford to be complacent,” The Chronicle of Higher Education cautions in its new trends report. Here are five highlights shaping the future of access and affordability.
Colleges tracking applicants’ digital activity to gauge ‘demonstrated interest’
Colleges and universities are increasingly considering students’ demonstrated interest when making admissions decisions, examining not only applicants’ presence at events but also their online interactions.
Colleges creating positions dedicated to Native American student success
Colleges’ efforts to recruit and support Native American students vary widely, but a growing number are creating positions dedicated to Native student success.
Education department proposes looser oversight of accreditation for federal financial aid
Potential changes on the horizon at the Department of Education could reduce oversight of accrediting agencies and grant them more leeway in deciding which educational institutions receive financial aid.
Public research universities collaborating, not competing, to help low-income students graduate
The University Innovation Alliance, a coalition of 11 public research universities, is sharing data and strategies to increase graduation rates among low-income students.
Following resignation, federal student loan watchdog launches borrower protection center
Seth Frotman, the former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has launched a nonprofit to monitor and help reform the student loan system.