Students

A new initiative at the Community College of Vermont provides learners with small grants to assist with immediate needs that threaten their persistence.

To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations.

The Lumina Foundation’s previous 17-year goal—for 60 percent of adults to have a postsecondary credential—fell short. How will its next mission, focused on income, fare?

The University of Rochester gave multiple reasons for backing out and leaving students to try their luck with the NLRB, which has been drastically transformed since the president took office. Other student workers are wary, too.

Colleges and universities ensure their students don’t freeze during frigid temperatures by hosting clothing drives for free winter clothes.

A campuswide student success event at DePaul University helps connect faculty and staff members to close achievement gaps for students across the institution through idea sharing and presentations.

Students at the university rely on part-time employment in the program to pay for food, rent and tuition, and now they’re scrambling to figure out next steps.