Student success

The Lumina Foundation has set a new target for postsecondary attainment, seeking to ensure that by 2040, 75% of adults in the U.S. labor force have college degrees or “other…

Kathryn Jennings has joined Georgetown to help build and expand the student experience on the university’s Capitol Campus, a growing home for research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experiential learning in downtown…

Georgetown earned a Research 1 designation for the 30th year, while 32 institutions moved from R2 to R1 status, the highest research activity classification for U.S. colleges and universities.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education spotlights the City University of New York’s Black Male Initiative, which for two decades has worked to address the barriers to higher education confronting young…

A new report suggests evidence-based strategies that would bring California closer to its goal for postsecondary degree and certificate attainment, especially among students from underrepresented groups.

As of 2023, nearly 55% of working-age Americans had a postsecondary degree or credential, a 17-percentage-point increase since 2009, according to a new report released by the Lumina Foundation.

Inside Higher Ed highlights four examples of career development interventions colleges and universities are offering to level-up students’ career prospects.

A recent study finds that syllabi for college-level introductory biology courses should incorporate evidence-based learning strategies to address equity gaps in STEM programs.

A growing number of colleges and universities, including Georgetown, are launching personal finance courses and seeking to make that knowledge more accessible, especially for first-generation college students and students from…

A new analysis published in The Chronicle of Higher Education shows what type of colleges Pell Grant recipients attend and where they are most likely to graduate within six years.