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ACT and Univision Team Up to Expand Hispanic Access to Higher Education

by Sara Weissman | September 13, 2019 While Hispanic students make up nearly a fifth of the U.S. student population, they meet ACT Co Read more

Two Nonprofits That Help Low-Income Students Are Merging

by Sara Weissman | August 16, 2019
College Access Now, a Seattle-based, regionally focused nonprofit, will become a part of Colleg [...] Read more

Michelle Obama’s Education Initiative Hosts Annual Summit

by Sarah Wood | July 23, 2019
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was the highlight of the Reach Higher Initiative program at it [...] Read more

Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues

by Joseph Sanacore | July 22, 2019
As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issu [...] Read more

Success Comes At A Price

by Tyler Hallmark | March 7, 2019
While the number of low-socioeconomic status (SES) and first-generation students attending gra [...] Read more

Dear Educators/Administrators: EVERY Student is a Scholar

by Daniel Jean | October 30, 2018
I am urging my fellow academicians from this day forth to address all learners in your classroo [...] Read more

Celebrations for First-Gen Students Expand in Year Two

by Lois Elfman | October 22, 2018
The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with the Center for First-Genera [...] Read more

New UVA President Promises Free Tuition for Students Whose Parents Make Under $80K

by Monica Levitan |
James E. Ryan, the new president of The University of Virginia (UVA) pledged to waive tuition f [...] Read more

Mexican-American Professor Aims to Be ‘Agent of Ethnic Mobility’

| October 2, 2018
She was born to a mother who left school after the third grade to work. Her late father attende [...] Read more

First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model

by Yoram Neumann | October 1, 2018
Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among polic [...] Read more

Geographical Bias in Testing: Is Cultural Bias a Problem of the Past or Are We Simply Not Looking in the Right Space?

by Manuel S. González Canché | September 17, 2018
Despite the recent emergence of test optional and/or test flexible programs, wherein students d [...] Read more

Easing The Transition: 3 Pieces of Advice for Supporting First-Generation or Underrepresented Students on Your Campus

by Andrew Martinez | September 11, 2018
Thousands of students are entering college or graduate school for the first time and those who [...] Read more

Study: Many ‘Free College’ and Promise Programs Unequitable

| September 5, 2018
Free college can be just that for students most in financial need, if a program is designed aro [...] Read more

Spelman and Ford Partner to Support First-Gen Students

by Tiffany Pennamon | August 24, 2018
First-generation students at Spelman College will receive support and mentorship under a new in [...] Read more

Was It Worth It? A McNair Scholar’s Reflection

by Nichole Margarita Garcia | August 17, 2018
My palms were sweaty, my stomach uneasy and my body overwhelmed with nerves. I had returned to [...] Read more

Diversity in Graduate Education: Looking at — and Beyond — Admissions

Does Testing Serve a Purpose in Holistic Application Review?

Supporting Noncognitive Factors: Connecting Students with Resources, from Theory to Practice