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Using Financial Aid Data to Help Students Meet Basic Needs
A new report says using FAFSA data to identify students who qualify for public assistance programs will help pay for their basic needs and boost retention and completion rates.
Fallout From a FAFSA Fiasco
Colleges are pushing back admission deadlines after the latest FAFSA delay. But not all institutions will be affected equally, and many aren’t yet ready to make the call.
New Report Suggests Supports for Nontraditional ‘Comebackers’
A new report by California Competes, a nonpartisan research organization, identifies “promising practices” being implemented at state institutions to bolster...
Student-Made Cookbook Offers Recipes for Campus Pantry Users
Students at a Maryland community college created a cookbook featuring favorite family recipes that use ingredients commonly found in the free campus food pantry.
U of Iowa Expands Crisis Hotline
A University of Iowa crisis hotline, which was launched two years ago to support students, expanded its services in January...
The Paradox of Cultural Othering: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, associate professor of communication studies at Colorado State University, defines cultural othering and...
Aspiring Accreditor Focuses on Student Outcomes
The Postsecondary Commission aims to offer a new model of evaluating institutions. It has powerful supporters, vocal critics and a long road ahead to federal recognition.
Supreme Court Passes on West Point Affirmative Action Case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the latest affirmative action legal battle, this time centered on the United...