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A bimonthly newsletter about the role of colleges in rural America, including profiles of people and places worth getting to know a little better. Written by Open Campus national reporter Nick Fouriezos, a Georgia native who has written from all 50 states and six continents.
How tech changes rural student outreach
To try to stem enrollment declines, and better serve students, Southeast Missouri State U. has tried a number of new tactics.
A rural student’s lost LSAT year
Barriers to getting into professional schools for rural students affect the types of lawyers, doctors, and educators we get .
For many rural students, higher ed means part-time education
Yet many colleges still focus on degree programs that can take years of full-time study, a serious time hurdle for working adults.
Musk’s Big Bet
Takeaways from a week in the Rio Grande Valley, exploring the promise and the peril for local residents of the billionaire's rocket ship to Mars.
Burger refills and broadband access
Digital testing offers some promise for rural students, but there are hidden rules — and continued broadband challenges — that hamper access.
Can esports put rural colleges on the map?
They represent an intriguing outreach opportunity for increasingly cash-strapped colleges in more remote parts of the country.
A new compass for supporting rural
Why the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges' new metric to identify rural-serving institutions matters
A Kentucky college’s lesson in equity
Berea College provides an example of how federal GEAR UP money can shift aspirations and outcomes in rural communities. It’s also a glimpse into what is about to be lost in Maine and six other states that recently lost those funds.
A rural town with two HBCUs and no movie theater
Those two universities present tremendous opportunities for rural Orangeburg, S.C., but the city has long let the area around them deteriorate. A new project brings hope of making this into more of a college town that serves its students.
Does axing testing hurt rural colleges?
East Georgia State College suffered the worst enrollment decline in the state. Test exemptions, officials there say, created a ripple effect that changed where students went.