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Can virtual welding help solve the density challenge?

By Nick FouriezosSeptember 8, 2022September 8, 2022

How Finger Lakes Community College is using virtual classes and in-person coaches to take college to more students.

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Refugees & rural higher ed

By Nick FouriezosAugust 25, 2022August 25, 2022

In Vermont, a rural college is resettling displaced Afghans — and they, in turn, are giving the community a boost.

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When colleges are abortion providers and firefighters

By Nick FouriezosAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

How community colleges are playing big roles in changing times.

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Rural higher ed gets organized

By Nick FouriezosJuly 29, 2022August 2, 2022

Dozens of rural educators and researchers are co-designing a Rural Education Community of Practice, focused on improving postsecondary enrollment and success of rural students.

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Geography no barrier as rural Colorado colleges expand online offerings

By Jason GonzalesJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022

The state’s seven rural community colleges will share programs and services to provide students a wider set of educational opportunities, no matter where they live.

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The new advisers: bus drivers, coaches, and cafeteria workers

By Nick FouriezosJuly 12, 2022July 13, 2022

To help with counselor shortages, one nonprofit trained more than 2,500 college and career readiness advisers among a range of educators and school workers.

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Lessons learned in covering rural education

By Nick FouriezosJune 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Rural America is more diverse than it’s often portrayed. Transportation’s a significant barrier. And what students need isn’t always obvious.

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Despite pandemic promises of internet for all, many rural students remain disconnected

By Nick FouriezosJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022

There are hidden barriers, like hotspots that don’t work as advertised, and not so hidden ones, like faulty government maps.

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Advising makes a difference in rural Colorado

By Nick FouriezosJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022

Fowler, a tiny Colorado town, has established a record of surprisingly high college attendance rates from its lone 110-person high school.

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Internet for all … except rural students?

By Nick FouriezosMay 31, 2022June 1, 2022

Persistent barriers continue to stall progress, from finicky hotspots and disorganized officials to faulty federal maps and grants that don’t consider affordability in their equations.

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