Student 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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

Although a number of selective universities have adopted test-optional admissions policies to achieve greater racial and socioeconomic diversity among their students, some experts are questioning whether the approach creates unnecessary…

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that by 2031, the vast majority of jobs will require postsecondary education or training.

A new report finds that the six-year postsecondary completion rate has remained unchanged in the last three years.

Black students in rural communities face complex hurdles to postsecondary education, including higher-than-average poverty. One group is partnering with colleges and universities across the country to bridge those gaps.