Academic Life

As Weber State Looks to become an HSI, Lewis talks about the university’s strategies and goals to serve a greater number of Hispanic and Latino students.

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa will open the doors to a new facility in fall 2025, housing various support resources and creating a central location for students to engage with each other.

Marquette University hired an inaugural student success director to head up work and lead a soon-to-open physical center on campus.

A new brief by the Institute for College Access and Success highlights the unique challenges students from rural communities can face in postsecondary degree attainment and some ways colleges and universities can bridge the gap.

The University of Florida’s Institute of Higher Education found students who enroll in exclusively online degree programs were less likely to complete a degree than peers who enrolled in some face-to-face courses. But certain actions can help promote online learning success.

Universities tie academics to on-campus job offerings through ice cream and cheese shops, marketing student-created products in stores managed by student employees.

This academic year, 20 students at the University of Chicago began receiving institutional support and additional scholarship money to support their academic pursuits in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Gettysburg College librarians are spearheading efforts to lower out-of-pocket course materials costs for learners by organizing faculty workshops and student surveys.