DEI efforts have become a lightning rod for debate in American higher education. At the private Houston university, officials admit impact is hard to measure — but they also see progress from their work.
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Posted inTampa Bay
Floridians pass up $300M in college aid each year. Why that could change.
Improvements to the federal application process are underway.
Posted inTampa Bay
Florida rule would limit talk of ‘social issues’ at public universities
Critics say a proposed regulation is too broad and could inhibit free speech.
Posted inEl Paso
Texas Tech doctors share orthopedic insights through fantasy football podcast
Two Texas Tech University instructors share their medical knowledge by analyzing players’ injuries in a fantasy football podcast.
Posted inTampa Bay
At New College, a raise for president Corcoran could reach $300K a year
With a new contract, the former House speaker will continue to be one of the highest-paid presidents in the State University System.
Posted inChicago
Parents who took on debt for their children’s college education restart payments this month
Freddie Ramos took out $20,000 in loans to pay for his son’s degree. The family is cutting back on expenses as a three-year payment pause ends.
Posted inColorado
Shaped by pandemic hardships, more Colorado college students are sticking with school
Recently released retention numbers show that the share of students who are staying enrolled is on the rise.
Posted inMississippi
JSU students call for accountability after on-campus shooting shakes sense of security
The shooting that killed Jaylen Burns, a senior industrial technology major from Chicago, prompted the university to cancel classes Monday and is still under investigation.
Posted inChicago
In three years, she paid down $27,000 in student loan debt. Just $10,000 left to go.
Taking advantage of the three-year pause on payments, Brianna Kidd, a 30-year-old college grad, worked two jobs and lived with her dad to do it.
Posted inRace and Equity
HBCUs are the ‘steam engines’ behind Black graduates’ careers. Here’s how they help students succeed.
An Auburn University professor who attended an HBCU share the vital role that historically Black colleges play in shaping students’ career paths.