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Topics: Texas
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.