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Few Positives in Final Fall Enrollment Numbers
Community colleges saw the largest enrollment declines this fall. Matriculation by first-time freshmen also fell sharply.
Low-Income Community College Students Most Likely to Cancel Plans
The pandemic is widening equity gaps as more low-income students and students of color leave higher ed.
Opinion
Career Exploration in College
Essays on how colleges can do more to help undergraduates explore careers while ensuring that their educations are relevant to the job market.
Free College Turned ‘Middle-Dollar’ Scholarship
A proposed free tuition scholarship for New Mexico went through several changes in the Legislature. Experts say some of the changes are good, but others leave some students behind.
Not-So-Fait Accompli
University of Vermont says announced cuts to the liberal arts are happening. The faculty says otherwise. The bigger story: how universities are seizing on COVID-19 to push through long-desired curricular and staffing reforms.
A Q&A With Miami Dade's New President
The new leader of one of the nation's largest community colleges, Miami Dade College, is a Miami native with decades of higher education experience.
Who's Up, Who's Down and Why
Dig deeper into the state of community college enrollments, and you'll find some hints at what could be keeping some institutions afloat while others sink.
UT Austin Sees Increase in Pell Enrollment
The Texas flagship university is seeing an increase in low-income enrollment at a time when many higher education experts are worried that the most vulnerable students are putting their educations on hold.