The Carnegie Classification system, used to describe and group U.S. colleges and universities, is clarifying requirements for its more desired classifications and creating labels that recognize the contributions of a wider variety of universities.
Topics: Student success
DC schools receive grant to help more students from underserved communities go to college
The U.S. Department of Education is providing $21 million in grants for coaching, workshops, and scholarships to help hundreds of Washington, DC, middle schoolers persist through high school and prepare for college.
Are ‘Gen P’ students prepared for college? Are colleges prepared for them?
Most of this year’s college applicants started high school at the height of the pandemic, and admissions teams say that a “perfect storm” of factors is complicating efforts to evaluate students’ readiness.
SAT score gaps reveal deeper inequality in education, opportunity
A New York Times story exploring students’ SAT results by income level shines a light on “the deep inequality at the heart of American education”—economic disparities that leave children from the most underserved neighborhoods without the tools they need to succeed.
Putting college within reach for rural students
Students from rural communities face multiple barriers to higher education, including long commutes, financial strain, and a lack of academic support. New programs are finding ways to shrink those obstacles.
New regulations promise to help students avoid programs that leave them with ‘poor career prospects’
The Department of Education will require college career programs to disclose earnings outcomes for graduates and reveal if they leave students with unaffordable amounts of student loan debt.
Course structure, instructors key to student success
Two new studies show that specific instructional practices and small changes in course structure can close grade gaps among underrepresented students.
Another expansion for a highly regarded student success program
At a cost of $2,000 per year, per student, New York’s public university system is expanding a proven program that offers low-income students academic and financial support to help them complete their degree.
Academic boot camp eases transition to college for military-connected students
The Warrior-Scholar Project prepares enlisted service members and veterans to tackle the challenges of college life by helping them develop the attitudes, habits, and knowledge they need to excel in academically rigorous programs.
Report: Minority-Serving Institutions key source of economic mobility for low-income students
A new report finds that Minority-Serving Institutions offer a quick return on investment for low-income students by providing an education they can afford and focusing on completion, equity, and economic outcomes.
‘More communication and less suspicion’: How faculty can better support neurodivergent students
Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, an expert on mental health and disability calls on faculty to establish clear lines of communication with students and seek institutional support.
Refugee students have a new pathway to higher education and citizenship in the U.S.
A new education program empowers U.S. colleges and universities to sponsor refugee students so they can resettle in the U.S. and pursue their higher education goals.