A graduate fellowship at the University of Minnesota gave Phyllis Braxton career aspirations she says she’d never considered before.
Sara Hebel
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Open Campus
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A CEO Without a Degree Wants Organic Experience To Count More
A degree doesn’t signal intelligence, Kenya McKnight says. But it’s an important tool for accessing opportunity.
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What Do College Accountability Metrics Really Tell Us Anyway?
We’re not being very thoughtful about how we judge how much good a college is doing — for students or for society.
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Most People Go to College Close to Home. What If There Isn’t One Nearby?
More than one in two public-college students go to college within 50 miles of home. What does that mean for rural America?
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Launching Our Weekly Newsletter and Mapping Out Our Road Trip
A reporting job covering colleges wasn’t something either of us set out to get. But we grew to care deeply about higher education.
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Why We Need More Local Reporting on Higher Ed
Public resentment of colleges is on the rise — more aggressive and thoughtful coverage can help.