Student Success and Retention

These rural colleges are beating the odds to drive student success

Despite enrollment challenges and some rural towns' skepticism about the value of a college education, Lake Area Tech boasts a 76% three-year graduation rate and transfer rate and Walla Walla Community College helped create a booming winery industry.

What recession? How Villanova turns student degrees into jobs

Villanova's Career Center listed 22,806 full-time job postings and a 14% uptick in internships compared to last year.

Emergency pandemic funds kept schools afloat, new report says

The final round of HEERF funding stabilized institutions of higher education, supporting students' needs and braking operational downturns.

The Basic Needs Hub: DePaul’s special mission to serve students

In February of 2020, DePaul University opened a pantry out of a storage closet on the third floor of its Lincoln Park campus. Primarily...

Are Gen Z’s complaints about college workload warranted, or are they just ‘entitled’?

At present, there are hundreds of different petitions on the website Change.org that call for the removal of professors at colleges and universities across...

How does your college stack up against its peers on social media?

Does your college or university rule TikTok? Is it a star on Instagram? Does it lead or follow on Facebook or Twitter? The best of...

By the numbers: How different is this fully online university from a traditional one?

Western Governors University president says, 'there's something about just saying we’ve got to disrupt this centuries-old convention that exists.'

FAMU students file lawsuit against state of Florida, claiming favoritism of white institutions

They allege a lack of funding and infrastructure improvements over three decades, and they say that was the result of bias against HBCUs.

The future of enrollments looks unsettled through 2030, Fitch Ratings report shows

There are universities rising above inflation and pressure to report record numbers, but the least selective are in trouble.

President Series: Caring for students remains No. 1 goal at the University of Kentucky

With a mission to serve a diverse, expanding community on campus and individuals in need throughout the Bluegrass State, UK is thriving and 'inspring ingenuity.'

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