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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 struggle of navigating college with autism
Avery Williams, a 25-year-old with autism, hasn’t had an easy time of it at Delta State University.
What’s missing from the conversation about HBCUs?
Much of the conversation centered on the context that’s missing from public dialogue and media coverage about historically Black colleges and universities.
When the Covid Generation goes to college
Our reporting on college freshmen, an invite to our HBCU event, and an intro to new Open Campus board members.
Our first class of HBCU student fellows
Open Campus is partnering with Jarrett Carter Sr., a veteran journalist and the founder of HBCU Digest, to create the HBCU Student Journalism Network.
Where college access is a matter of luck
College programs for people in prisons are expected to proliferate across the country next year as incarcerated students once again become eligible for federal Pell Grants.
Protecting students from sexual assault
This newsletter is about the role of higher ed in society. Each week, we highlight how college is…
Our new HBCU student reporting network
In partnership with Jarrett Carter Sr., we're creating a paid reporting fellowship to expand coverage of historically Black colleges.
These North Carolina counties were politically aligned. Education has divided them.
In just a single generation, the college degree has become a major political fault line in presidential politics.
Legacy admissions and the public trust
Big questions about higher education as a whole are at the center of debate over affirmative action and legacy admissions.
Rafael had high expectations. The system didn’t share them.
With just a few months before graduation, he thought he was on track to attend university, but he wasn't.