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A weekly newsletter about the role of higher ed in society. Each week, we highlight how college is (or is not) working for citizens and communities.
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The Dispatch: California’s community colleges look to the Midwest
Our reporters explore California’s foray into competency-based education and how Ben Sasse is trying to chart the future of the University of Florida.
The Dispatch: Why student parents feel like ghosts on campus
Many public colleges in Colorado don’t know how many of their students are parents.
New College prepares for another school year, amid changes
University development in a historic section of Pittsburgh has left residents wondering: What about us? And, join us Aug. 30 for a webinar about political influence at Texas and Florida colleges.
The Dispatch: College Admissions and Wealth
New data show where the wealthiest college students go. Plus, a recap of our visit to Pittsburgh and a story about the power of advising.
The Dispatch: The return of student loan payments
Our reporters want to hear your thoughts on the return of student loan payments.
The Dispatch: ‘Florida? Not Florida. Not now. Not yet.’
Our Tampa Bay reporters take you inside the hiring challenges at Florida universities after a tumultuous year. And, a guide on the return of Pell to prisons.
The local view on race and admissions
Reporters across our network have been digging in to the implications of the coming Supreme Court rulings.
Lessons in chicken scratch
When trustees hear from community members, are they really paying attention? And, what stands out to them? Their jotted-down notes tell the tale.
The town a flagship left behind
The departure of a college in rural West Virginia. And, just a few days left to apply to our paid (and remote) fellowship for student journalists at HBCUs.
Shifts underway at HBCUs
Our HBCU fellows reported on Louisiana’s goal to increase the number of Black teachers, as well as community-policing…