The Price of Bettering Yourself
Dozens of people in Colorado and Pittsburgh shared their personal experiences with student debt. Borrowing for college can open up opportunities, their stories show, and it can narrow them, too.
Can our best universities get bigger — please?
The top-ranked private universities have grown just 18 percent in four decades — far behind the rest of higher ed.
The rhyming history of for-profit colleges
The recent battles over gainful employment with the Obama administration? The cozy relationship the Trump administration had with the sector? We’ve seen it all before.
Holding Transcripts Hostage
A recent study estimated as many as 6.6 million people can't get their transcripts because they still owe their college money.
What a deep mistrust of higher ed looks like
An entire political party, it seems, has lost faith in their public colleges. In one Idaho town, an us-versus-them mentality is quickly solidifying.
The diversity gap between students and campus police
Roughly half of the nearly 800 sworn officers employed by California’s two public-university systems are white, compared with less than a quarter of students.
The trust gap on campus
Black students report substantially less trust in their colleges than white students, corresponding with many long-term problems in higher ed.
How higher ed is failing Black Americans
They are underrepresented at our best colleges and overrepresented at some of our worst.
A big public role for small colleges
If we care about life in rural America, we have to care about the plight of these campuses.
Can a college help save a rural coal town?
In places like Craig, Colo., the local college looms large. Can it retrain residents? Can it help diversify the economy? Can it help a region reimagine its future?