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Expanding College Success for Low-Income Students
A $42 million gift from MacKenzie Scott aims to help the nonprofit 10,000 Degrees scale its student support model and expand college completion efforts by 2031.
The Uneven Payoff of Returning to College
A new report from California Competes finds that adults who return to college and graduate report benefits beyond earnings, but debt and local job opportunities impact their returns.
Helping Stopped-Out Students Finish College
A new University of Houston–Downtown initiative pairs re-enrollment efforts with financial and basic needs support while examining institutional barriers to completion.
When a Community College Becomes a Transfer Destination
Yavapai College’s new cross-state partnerships offer students a route from one community college to another to earn a bachelor’s degree.
What Sets High-Performing Pell Colleges Apart?
New research identifies 149 institutions with strong outcomes for Pell recipients—and suggests their success can’t be easily explained by resources, selectivity or student demographics.
Career Prep When No One Knows What’s Next
Making sure graduates get jobs comes with high stakes—and the jobs outlook is especially hazy. This is what colleges are doing to prepare students for an uncertain future.
Career Readiness Cannot Wait Until Graduation, and It Doesn’t Have To
A guest post by James DeVaney.
Set the World on Fire
As AI reshapes higher ed, could teaching students how to be good human beings save it?