Student success

More than 2 million students across the U.S. are using free textbooks available through OpenStax, igniting competition—and reducing costs—in the textbook market.

Generations of Native Americans have been left behind in higher education, but tribal colleges and universities are looking to help change that.

New research suggests that students who receive free course materials at the beginning of a college class perform significantly better than those asked to purchase a textbook.

Universities are having a difficult time recruiting international students amid changes in U.S. immigration policy.

Low-income families can support their student’s college career in a non-financial way: by providing emotional support.

A new report calls on the nation’s elite colleges and universities to increase community college transfer rates among high-achieving, lower-income students.

Experts emphasized the importance of supporting first-generation students, positioning higher education as an investment, and using technology to achieve student-centered education.

High school students living in America’s rural areas are less likely than their urban and suburban counterparts to pursue college immediately following graduation, and a close look at rural Iowa…

NPR recently highlighted a program that mentors high-performing, lower-income students applying to college and shared several participants’ stories.

A new report finds institutions that focus on serving minority populations yield greater economic mobility than non-minority serving institutions.