What counts as prestigious, anyway?
To one expert, prestige should be about distance traveled, and she doesn't mean in miles. It's about where do people start out and where do they end up.
Some big questions about Biden’s big plan
The American Families Plan is one of the boldest domestic policy proposals in 50 years. How do you make sure it's good for students?
Too many weak links
Several of Pennsylvania's regional colleges are facing existential threats. What the rest of the country might learn from what's happening there.
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.
