A newsletter about the role of colleges in rural America, written twice a month by Open Campus staff reporter Emily Lytle. You can sign up for free here or in the form below.
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Recent Issues
What are the ‘best colleges for rural America’ doing for rural students?
Welcome to Mile Markers, a twice-a-month newsletter about rural higher education. If you’re a young student in Livingston, Alabama, it’s likely that many of your principals and teachers are alumni of the University of West Alabama. At SUNY Potsdam, students don’t travel far from the campus – located in “the shadow of the Adirondacks,” as…
What does transformative support for rural college students look like?
Four Michigan students share what has worked for them and what they want to see change in the future.
4-H clubs can make a difference for post-high school success. Here’s how it’s happening in Colorado
Juntos 4-H helps students and families navigate the educational system in middle school, high school and post-graduation.
Iowa invests millions each year in regional career centers. What does that mean for rural students?
A look at a community college in Iowa where a $1 million state grant will help build a new hub for career and tech education.
Rural career opportunities exist. How advisers in Missouri are proving it to their students
Takeaways from joining high school advisers on industry tours in Missouri as part of a training with rootEd Alliance.
‘This is the model’: Why Workforce Pell is taking a backseat to this $40M state program in Virginia
An opportunity to connect with one another online, and a look at Virginia’s FastForward program and its impact on rural students
Employers want to see soft skills. How rural schools are delivering
Schools throughout rural Kansas are following Maine’s footsteps with a model focused on soft skills like problem-solving and financial literacy.
What we learned after traveling 1,000 miles across Montana to talk about rural workforce needs
A look inside some of the conversations we had with the Rural Talent Lab
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Other rural stories at Open Campus
Popular Ag extension program bridges academic-farming divide, despite federal cuts
North Carolina’s Cooperative Extension Program has been around for more than a century.
This college rodeo team is mostly women. Here’s why that matters for rural men.
Researchers are starting to study why rural men attend college at lower rates than women. At Colorado Mesa University, the challenge of getting rural men to join the rodeo team mirrors what’s happening nationwide.
Emily Lytle joins Open Campus as a rural engagement reporter
Emily Lytle will report on the role of education and training in rural economies.
