Student success

Colleges’ sudden switch to online learning is reinforcing the gap between students with stable access to the internet and devices and those without.

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently brought together a campus leader, a public official, a researcher, and a college counselor—and surfaced some unexpected opportunities for higher education to fulfill its…

The new #WeBelongInCollege social media campaign hopes to amplify the student perspective on barriers to enrollment, belonging, and completion.

Many high school counselors are trained to address student mental health and wellness, not college and career planning—a gap felt most acutely by first-generation and low-income students.

The highly regarded Accelerated Student in Associate Programs (ASAP) initiative developed by City University of New York led to similarly strong results at three Ohio community colleges. So, why have…

How can four-year institutions recruit more transfer students and better serve them when they arrive? Steven Mintz, senior adviser to the president of Hunter College, offers a four-step plan.

Seven experts—including Randy Bass, Georgetown University’s vice provost for education—met at the offices of The Chronicle of Higher Education to discuss higher education’s focus on creating a “holistic” student experience,…

Education firm EAB has identified more than 100 barriers to student success—including five especially surprising leading indicators of demographic disparities in retention, graduation, career, and other key outcomes.

A higher education nonprofit is working with dozens of colleges and universities to revamp their large, introductory courses, which for years have been barriers to success for first-generation, low-income, and…

Perceived competition in STEM courses may be an overlooked barrier for first-generation college students, according to a recent study.