Fewer students earned bachelor’s or associate degrees in the 2022-23 academic year than in the previous year, but more students completed certificates, says a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Topics: Student success
Commuter students find rest, study spaces on UCLA campus
With student housing in short supply, the University of California, Los Angeles has created spaces that support the well-being of students traveling long distances to and from campus.
Increasing equitable access to internships
With more employers hiring college interns to fill full-time positions, colleges and organizations are working to ensure that students of all backgrounds can access internship opportunities and their lasting benefits.
New undergraduate initiative supports advancement of women in business
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has launched the Kosoy Women in Business program, offering professional development workshops, mentorship opportunities, and other programming for undergraduate students interested in advancing women’s workplace issues.
Transforming how students learn
To boost academic success and support students from historically underrepresented groups, the University of Georgia is training faculty to adopt an active learning model in their classrooms.
Anti-DEI policies, wage disparities may hinder Latine academic, economic success
Latina women are graduating from college at higher rates than the overall Latine population but are still paid less than their college-educated counterparts. The shuttering of campus diversity, equity, and inclusion programs might worsen these disparities for Latine students overall.
Can data science prepare high school students for success?
After shifting guidance from the group that sets admissions criteria for California’s public universities, educators are debating the benefits and drawbacks of allowing students to substitute data science for Algebra II when it comes to engagement and college preparation.
Can bachelor’s degree programs at California’s community colleges help close attainment gaps?
A new policy brief highlights the employment and earnings gains experienced by Latine students who graduate from community college baccalaureate programs—and calls on practitioners and policymakers to ensure that more students can benefit from the model.
Student groups withered during COVID. Reviving them hasn’t been easy.
Finding that the pandemic made a large and lasting dent in their student organizations, colleges are working to increase participation in hopes of reducing students’ social isolation and boosting their academic success, wellbeing, and life skills.
Pennsylvania’s new blueprint for state colleges focuses on access, affordability
Pennsylvania’s governor has proposed an overhaul of the state’s public higher education system aimed at improving workforce development and increasing college access and affordability for low- and middle-income families.
Report: Racial, gender gaps persist despite degree attainment gains
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that the share of U.S. adults with college degrees has increased across all demographic groups, but ongoing gaps between white adults and adults from historically underrepresented groups fuel disparities in lifetime earnings that weaken the U.S. economy.
Making study abroad more affordable
Studying abroad can be out of reach for first-generation and low-income college students due to travel and program costs. Colleges and their financial partners are working to expand access.