Student success

A growing number of institutions are recognizing that confusing language in financial aid documents, handbooks, and syllabi can frustrate students, fuel imposter syndrome, and increase the risk of financial missteps.

The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded by community colleges has grown significantly in recent years, sparking debate about risks and benefits.

Professors are finding that an inclusive mindset and a structured classroom benefit all students—and help boost engagement among students with varying backgrounds, personalities, learning styles, and confidence levels.

More than 50 students from the rising class of 2023 convened this week for the Beating the Odds Summit, an annual event focused on supporting first-generation students.

The University of Minnesota Rochester may be relatively new, but the institution is already attracting attention for its approach to student engagement.

Edquity recently brought on Sara Goldrick-Rab, a leading expert on basic needs insecurity, to help expand its services to connect financially vulnerable college students with emergency aid.

The Center for First-generation Student Success recently designated Georgetown as a First Forward institution.

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…

Looking to improve outcomes and enrollment, colleges are partnering with edtech startups to bring back students who have withdrawn from college but would re-enroll with the right prompts and support.

The gifts, from 418 unique donors, add permanence to a comprehensive program for first-generation college students.