Community colleges in six states have been working over the past year to figure out what these students most need to succeed.
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What I learned from Rafael
His story sheds light on the crisis of rural advising, the problem of low expectations, the challenges facing farm worker families, and the many costs that get in students’ way.
Posted inCollege in Rural America
Rafael expected he would go to a university — the system never did
Educators put him on a non-university path. His public charter school never questioned it. And it was only a few months before graduation that he learned just how far behind he was.
Posted inRace and Equity
Unpaid internships face new scrutiny as barriers to careers
The opportunities tend to benefit students who are wealthier and white, perpetuating wealth gaps and limiting diversity in key fields.
Posted inThe Intersection
Mental health struggles for students of color
The treatment gap has widened for students of color, who are less likely than their white counterparts to access health services.
Posted inThe Intersection
What students say we’re missing about financial aid
They need more help with financial literacy, when situations change, and with life outside of school.
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How student loans worsen racial wealth gaps
Black college graduates owe an average of $25,000 more in student loans than white college graduates. And Hispanic borrowers were most likely to delay getting married and having children due to student debt.
Posted inThe Intersection
When a college asks you to apply
College admissions is often framed around scarcity. What if colleges focused on a process that emphasized opportunity instead?
Posted inColorado
Colorado’s higher education equity officer wants more help for students of color
Roberto Montoya remembers the culture shock from when he first stepped onto a Colorado college campus. Montoya went from an Albuquerque high school with a primarily Latino population to Colorado Mesa University, which was almost entirely white. The initial surprise he felt seeing so few students and professors who looked like him eventually made him […]
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A platform for first-gen students
Over the past two years, Zipporah Osei offered readers personal insight into the experience of being a first-generation college student through her Open Campus newsletter, First Gen. Here’s what she learned.