Student success

Inside Higher Ed highlights the Kessler Scholars Collaborative for creating a program that connects and supports first-generation college students across 16 campuses.

Kentucky’s Berea College says it will be the first higher education institution in the U.S. to provide a fully funded, no-loan, four-year degree to all of its students.

Vermont’s Greenway Institution, set to open next fall, hopes to reinvent engineering higher education with a debt-free, hands-on bachelor’s degree rooted in work-integrated learning.

Curious what caught readers’ attention this summer? As we head into the fall semester, THE FEED revisits five top stories from the past few months, covering international student enrollment projections,…

Recent activity has reinforced that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to standardized testing in college admissions, Higher Ed Dive says. While Ivy League and other top-ranked institutions are reinstating…

Starting next fall, the university’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will give pass/no credit grades, rather than traditional letter grades, to students in their first semester. Officials say…

Leaders at the University of Maryland say that comparatively small scholarships, layered on top of federal, state, and other institutional financial aid, can help students afford basic needs and engage…

Inside Higher Ed highlights the success of a program at Virginia’s Ferrum College that proactively intervenes to connect students on academic probation with resources and support.

Last month, new stakeholders joined the growing effort to create accelerated degree programs that reduce the time and money it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Campus food pantries are working to address basic needs insecurity as college students confront higher living expenses and new financial barriers to higher education.