Students

With the start of the semester two weeks away, students are grappling with absent professors, canceled classes and severe housing woes.

A scholarship program at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for Pell-eligible students receives additional financial and services, modeling supports in place for student athletes.

Salt Lake Community College and the University of Utah jointly manage a building on SLCC’s Herriman Campus and will enroll students for associate and bachelor’s programs at the one facility.

Rental prices for off-campus purpose-built student housing are growing faster than rents for other nearby units. At institutions already short on housing, students are really feeling the squeeze.

To boost retention and persistence among minority business and economics students, the University of California San Diego launched a peer mentoring program, among other support services. The first year benefited 20 mentees.

To support online learners, a former professor at Walden University provided brief essays expanding on instructional topics to demonstrate real-world application and counter common wisdom.

Amid the tech flashiness of automated dining services, institutions are looking to meet student expectations while growing income and efficiency as enrollment weakens.