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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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Scrutinizing a university’s promises
Accountability reporting is core to our work at Open Campus. Learn more.
Pell in prisons, and an HBCU newsletter
New editorial projects and takeaways from the Knight Media Forum.
Helping families understand college costs
Two of our local reporters work to cut through the noise of financial aid.
A college admissions gatekeeper
Taking calculus in high school may be more a sign of privilege than of academic rigor.
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…