In places like Craig, Colo., the local college looms large. Can it retrain residents? Can it help diversify the economy? Can it help a region reimagine its future?
Sara Hebel
Co-founder and editor-in-chief of Open Campus
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The failings of for-profit colleges
As national higher ed debates focus on issues of cost and racial equity, one sector’s problems loom large.
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Misperceptions about the regional public
They’re not always trying to be something they’re not. Very few are on the brink. And why don’t we consider them prestigious?
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What’s ahead for higher ed
Democrats are taking control in Washington, the pandemic is upending yet another semester, and states are reckoning with deep cuts.
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A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
What 2020 taught us about the role of higher ed in society
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What happened to the class of 2020?
Far fewer graduates enrolled in college, and the drops were steep at low-income high schools. We looked at diverted paths in Akron, Ohio.
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A Tale of Two Jefferson Counties
They embody how much the college degree has become the fault line in American politics.
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The Education of Our Electorate
More Democratic voters than Republican voters have a college degree. It wasn’t always this way.
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The Part of the FAFSA We Don’t Talk Enough About
Verification is a step many of us know little about but that millions of students must complete. What do these extra checks accomplish?
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Who Carries the Weight of Student Debt
Not everyone is affected equally by borrowing for college. And, maybe even more than we thought, paying back these loans has become a family affair.