Coming from a rural area, Clark faced challenges to get to college — he worried that he didn’t have the same resources or connections of his urban and suburban peers.
Nick Fouriezos
Open Campus national reporter covering the role of college in rural America.
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A first-generation senior finds her college path, with help from an adviser who had walked it before
Everything changed for Ashlee Villarreal when she met Evelyn Irigoyen-Aguirre, who is part of the Kansas State Advising Corps.
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Mile Markers: From classroom to vineyard in rural Washington
How a community college helped Walla Walla become a wine lover’s paradise.
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A Rural College, and the ‘J-O-B Degree’
Colleges in rural areas are beginning to offer certification courses and other entrepreneurship training programs that don’t go through extensive approval process.
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As colleges shutter, rural towns wonder: What’s next?
A rural town, a fleeing flagship, and faltering faith in higher ed.
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A rural town, a fleeing flagship, and a faltering faith in higher ed
The growing rift between the public and their universities is especially felt in places like Montgomery, W. Va., where people feel they’re not valued.
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Who gets to create new bachelor’s degrees?
A community college’s bachelor’s degree proposal highlighted tensions between the Golden State’s higher education systems.
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In West Kansas, family and college collide
First-generation students must juggle cultural expectations and familial obligations while also having to navigate a sometimes complex admissions process.
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Will FAFSA Farm Rule Hurt Rural Students?
Experts are worried that rural students will become even less likely to get a college degree under a new financial-aid rule.
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In Pueblo, pot complicates college pathways
Marijuana was legalized in Colorado in 2014.