Every community in America has a local college shaping who gets ahead — who lands a good job, who moves up the economic ladder, who stays. Big shifts, in public policy, demographics, technology, and the workforce, are changing what leaders need to do to fulfill the promise of higher ed and create better futures for their communities.
Open Campus is offering a new resource to help. Our Briefings are focused email series written for the people making important decisions about local higher ed, whether they work for colleges or alongside them: presidents, trustees, provosts, mayors, workforce board directors, business leaders, and civic partners.
The first Open Campus Briefing, now available, focuses on helping people understand Workforce Pell and how to best take advantage of this major shift in federal student-aid policy. It’s a free, six-part series, delivered weekly. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox.
Our independent journalism is grounded in deep policy expertise, written to help leaders act, not just follow the news.
We welcome your feedback and ideas about the changes you’d like help navigating for your community. Send us a note.
About Open Campus
Open Campus is a nonprofit news organization that ensures communities have the independent information they need about higher ed. By placing expert reporters in local newsrooms across the country, we help people understand and influence the institutions that shape their futures. Founded in 2019, we now work with 20 newsroom partners. We’re supported by funders spanning journalism and higher education, including Arnold Ventures, the Lumina Foundation, and the American Journalism Project.