How higher education is failing Black Americans in the Midwest
Black Americans in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as the nation, remain underrepresented at our best colleges and overrepresented at some of our worst.
Pandemic uproots higher education’s academic calendar
Colleges in Northeast Ohio are experimenting with when and how long they offer sessions of courses. The new flexibility could help students post-pandemic, too.
College career services look different for Cleveland State during pandemic
Job postings for people with bachelor’s degrees fell 40% last spring. Here's how one university is trying to help its students.
The latest federal relief package sends more money to Northeast Ohio’s community colleges
This aid comes as campuses’ enrollments are declining and students are struggling economically.
Ashland University’s prison program at the center of national controversy
A majority of the university’s students now come from prisons. Some say it’s substandard education.
Northeast Ohio advocates applaud move to simplify FAFSA
Tucked into the latest lengthy congressional relief package is language that will simplify financial aid.
Ohio college leaders look to lessons of the fall to navigate the spring
Frequent testing makes a difference. Students need mental breaks — and more support of many kinds.
Ohio’s colleges navigate limited amounts of coronavirus-related relief
Campuses are stretching the federal dollars they got back in the early days of the pandemic as the virus and its impact rages on.
Drops in international students threaten a lucrative income stream for Ohio colleges
International students contributed an estimated $1.2 billion to Ohio's economy and supported more than 12,600 jobs in 2019.
Ohio colleges and universities receive $13.5 million to offer more mental health support for students
One of five students nationally reports that pandemic makes them feel constantly anxious.