Report: Students Struggle to Find Accurate Estimates for Non-Tuition Costs

by Sara Weissman | July 6, 2020 A new report by uAspire, a non-profit focused on college affordability, examines how colleges c Read more

Amid the Pandemic, Some Universities Plan to Continue Tuition Hikes

by Sara Weissman | May 28, 2020
Because of the coronavirus, a growing number of colleges and universities – like William & Ma [...] Read more

How Do Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Compare on the Student Debt Crisis

by Sara Weissman | April 5, 2020
Coming to the end of a long winnowing process, now only two Democratic presidential candidates [...] Read more

Higher Learning Advocates Policy Brief Suggests Measures to Improve Part-Time Student Success

by Sarah Wood | February 26, 2020
The brief, “Policies Impacting Today’s Part-Time Students: Boosting College Access and Comp [...] Read more

Students Can’t Afford to Work Their Way Through College, Report Finds

by Sara Weissman | December 17, 2019
The idea that a college student can work their way through school at minimum wage is a myth, ac [...] Read more

Washington Expands College Grant Program

by Sara Weissman | November 11, 2019
Under the new Washington College Grant program, Washington residents from families earning less [...] Read more

Dr. Daniel Wubah: a Ghanaian Regional King and University President

by Sara Weissman | November 1, 2019
For Dr. Daniel Wubah, the past two years have been a whirlwind. A year ago, in 2018, Wubah, a m [...] Read more

SREB Establishes Dual Enrollment Initiative to Address Inequity, Affordability Concerns

by Sarah Wood | September 11, 2019
Under the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) new initiative, a panel of universities, [...] Read more

New Report: Student Loan Debt Widens Racial Wealth Gap

by Sara Weissman | July 23, 2019
Student loan debt is swelling for graduates across the country. But according to a new report, [...] Read more

New Report Finds Stark Inequity in Chicago Higher Education

by Sara Weissman | July 18, 2019
None of the Chicago-area four-year public universities, as of 2016, has been able to graduate m [...] Read more

Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents

| June 27, 2019
Twenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the much-tout [...] Read more

CUNY Summit Examines the Most Effective Ways to Re-engage Adult Learners

| June 25, 2019
Representatives of 17 institutions in the City University of New York (CUNY) system attended an [...] Read more

An Adjunct’s Thoughts on Shrinking College Enrollments and the State of Diversity

by Emil Guillermo | June 3, 2019
On the final week of Asian American history month, I was invited to speak to the Filipino Ameri [...] Read more

Brown University Implements New Measures to Improve Food Security

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 24, 2019
Brown University will provide meals to students during spring break at no additional cost start [...] Read more

TICAS Calls on Congress to Address Disparities in College Funding

by Tiffany Pennamon | May 16, 2019
A new brief from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) adds to growing research [...] Read more

Live Panel Discussion Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m. Eastern Time

The Fight for Tenure: An Uphill Battle for Minoritized Faculty

Recorded on July 1, 2020

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America— What Role Does Higher Education have to play?

Recorded on June 19, 2020

Live Panel Discussion
Ensuring Equitable Access and Inclusion During a Pandemic

October 22, 1 p.m.
Eastern Time

Addressing Racism and Structural Inequity in America—
What Role Does Higher Education have to play?