What value do workers get with manufacturing credentials?
There's good news and bad news in the results of a five-year effort to study outcomes.
Two Hispanic brothers wanted to go to college in Colorado. Here’s why only one made it.
The Hernandez brothers’ divergent paths highlight the challenges Hispanic men face in getting into college — and in getting through.
These Mississippi students camped out to get a sign on ESPN ‘College GameDay’ about… financial aid?
Two seniors at the University of Mississippi wanted to raise awareness about a new policy that could affect tens of thousands of college students in the state.
University of Texas at El Paso has most Hispanic tenured faculty among research universities nationally
Only 6 percent of tenured faculty in the United States are Hispanic. At UTEP, 30% are. Here's why that matters.
When anything could happen
Often, one researcher says, some factor—such as the odds of life events keeping people from ever graduating—is missing from the analysis about the college choices people make.
College board OK’s University of Mississippi funding controversial drug unit for another year
What makes the Metro Narcotics Unit somewhat unique is its practice of recruiting college students to work undercover in lieu of arrest. At any given time, the unit oversees between 30 and 45 informants, according to statistics it provides to UM, and most new informants are students.
Bootcamps grow up
The sector is expanding rapidly. Amid a boom in offerings by ed-tech companies, several freestanding bootcamps are seeking accreditation, a key step toward being able to accept federal student aid.
Fall enrollment drops for majority of Northeast Ohio colleges
An analysis of the 26 higher-education institutions in the Crain’s colleges and universities full digital list saw about a 3.8% decrease in combined undergraduate and graduate full-time equivalent enrollment since the same period in 2020.
Could the rise in income inequality be to blame for the rise in tuition?
Yes, one expert says. Most colleges are stuck in a vicious financial cycle right now.
A year of unprecedented declines
International enrollments fell 15 percent in fall 2020, the largest one-year tumble in the 72 years the Institute of International Education has been publishing the annual international-student census.
The racial and economic impact of Mississippi’s proposed financial aid program
The proposal would change how thousands of students pay for college — and whether they even go.