Mile Markers: Three lessons about rural higher ed
Across the country, rural educators are grappling with evolving workforce demands in fascinating ways.
Mile Markers: Geography isn’t destiny for rural America
Showcasing stories in which students were able to defy, and in some cases, even benefit from, their rurality to achieve their goals.
For rural students, an unaffordable housing double whammy
Rural students face a unique housing challenge even among Gen Zers: shortages, rising rents, and barriers from landlords.
A rural Idahoan’s case for the trades
Justin Sarbaum, a retired Army infrantryman, understands the importance of college. But if you're making the investment, you should be doing it strategically, he says.
From rural Idaho Falls to Stanford U.
Coming from a rural area, Clark faced challenges to get to college — he worried that he didn’t have the same resources or connections of his urban and suburban peers.
A first-generation senior finds her college path, with help from an adviser who had walked it before
Everything changed for Ashlee Villarreal when she met Evelyn Irigoyen-Aguirre, who is part of the Kansas State Advising Corps.
Mile Markers: From classroom to vineyard in rural Washington
How a community college helped Walla Walla become a wine lover's paradise.
A Rural College, and the ‘J-O-B Degree’
Colleges in rural areas are beginning to offer certification courses and other entrepreneurship training programs that don’t go through extensive approval process.
As colleges shutter, rural towns wonder: What’s next?
A rural town, a fleeing flagship, and faltering faith in higher ed.
A rural town, a fleeing flagship, and a faltering faith in higher ed
The growing rift between the public and their universities is especially felt in places like Montgomery, W. Va., where people feel they're not valued.