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Report: How Colleges Can Contribute to Rural Pathways for Careers
New research from Jobs for the Future identifies strategies higher ed leaders can implement to help learners from rural communities pursue postsecondary education and higher earning opportunities.
Research: Understanding the First-Gen Experience
A qualitative study from a Virginia Tech researcher identifies five themes in the lived experiences of first-generation students in a scholarship program and five recommendations to better support them.
The Joys of ‘Leading From the Margins’
Hollins University president Mary Hinton discusses her new book, about how her identity as a Black woman from the rural South shaped her approach to college leadership.
The Economic Returns of a Rural Education
A recent report argues rural-serving institutions offer meaningful benefits to their students, including quicker times to degree and lower prices.
New Report Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Economic Mobility
Are the Legacy Dominoes Finally Falling?
Virginia is likely to ban legacy preferences for public colleges next month, making it the first state to do so since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action. Others are poised to follow suit.
Undocumented Families Locked Out of New FAFSA
A Hunger Strike, Then a Letdown for Undocumented UC Students
The students began their hunger strike Tuesday to urge the University of California Board of Regents to allow them to be employed on campuses. It didn’t work.