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Topics: Texas

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019
What’s the ‘real price of college’? New project seeks to sharpen estimates.

Under today’s federal guidelines and formulas, some colleges struggle to accurately predict students’ true cost of attendance. The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice is looking to change that.

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July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Texas becomes the second state to require FAFSA completion

Louisiana recently made the FAFSA mandatory for graduating high school students—and saw rapid gains. Will a similar policy produce Texas-sized results?

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July 11, 2019July 11, 2019
Addressing the unique challenges shouldered by transborder college students

U.S. universities in states that border Mexico are developing support systems, transportation options, and faculty policies that reflect the difficulties of attending class in one nation while living in another.

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April 12, 2019April 12, 2019
At Texas community college, a model for supporting low-income students

Amarillo College in Texas is drawing national attention for its comprehensive approach to increasing completion rates among students struggling with basic needs insecurity.

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September 7, 2018December 4, 2018
To support international students, schools focus on fostering ‘university identity’

A new journal article shows how international students may face prejudice from domestic students on American college campuses and suggests several ways universities can create a more inclusive environment.

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August 31, 2018December 4, 2018
Many factors motivating schools to offer conditional admission

Colleges are increasingly deploying admissions arrangements in which high school students agree to attend a different college their first year then transfer in as a sophomore—a policy met with both praise and skepticism.

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August 17, 2018December 4, 2018
Houston colleges collaborate across sectors to increase student success

Two- and four-year institutions across Houston, Texas, are teaming up to accelerate progress toward state goals for degree completion.

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August 3, 2018December 4, 2018
Nation’s first urban work college launches consortium to expand model

Dallas-based Paul Quinn College—the nation’s first urban work college—plans to create a network of urban institutions interested in adopting the work-college model to curb intergenerational poverty.

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July 20, 2018July 19, 2019
Analysis highlights persistent gaps in first-year student retention

New federal data indicate that more than twenty percent of full-time freshmen nationwide fail to return for a second year.

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July 13, 2018December 4, 2018
Are differential-tuition policies deterring low-income students from certain majors?

A growing number of public research universities assign different price tags to different academic programs, but critics say the approach may discourage low-income students from entering certain fields.

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