Welcome to Mile Markers, a bimonthly newsletter about rural higher education. I’m Nick Fouriezos, an Open Campus national reporter who grew up at the crossroads of suburban Atlanta and the foothills of Appalachia. Today’s Roadmap 01: Postcards: Exploring ‘the Alien Zoo.’02: Roadside Attractions: As courses close. We’re in the middle of our year-end fundraising campaign. Your support allows […]
Nick Fouriezos
Open Campus national reporter covering the role of college in rural America.
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What contrarian songs and rural surveys say about November
There’s a clear tie between civic engagement and voter turnout among rural Americans.
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Rural lessons in Buddhist schools and Tomb Raider temples
A dispatch from my trip to Cambodia.
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Where do rural Americans learn about life after high school?
Rural Texans said they wished they understood finances, and paying for college, while still in high school.
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Partnering to help rural students in South Texas
Education leaders and community partner organizations are working together to help encourage degree attainment.
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A college for drag racers and drifters finds its fit
The University of Northwestern Ohio is an unlikely rural success story in course alignment.
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From Star Wars to state parks in rural Maine
A mentoring program’s flexible approach works to increase college-going among rural students.
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Exploring rail cars and degree misalignment in coal country
Rural areas are more likely to have a mismatch between the types of courses available to students and the projected local jobs of the future.
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When education starts with GEDs and learning English
Behind-the-scenes with adult students learning new skills near the Florida Everglades.
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A rural Florida county hopes a new airport will bring jobs. First, it needs to retrain its workforce
A third of Hendry County’s working-age adults lack a high-school diploma. And local leaders’ efforts to educate more of the region’s diverse population face political headwinds, too.