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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

TRIO Programs: Paving the Way for Diverse Students in Higher Education

by Mercedes Terrazas | September 18, 2018
TRIO programs are essential educational opportunity programs that are vital in promoting educat [...] Read more

Study: Many ‘Free College’ and Promise Programs Unequitable

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

UPenn Provides Support Services for First-Generation and Low-Income Students

by Sarah Wood | August 31, 2018
The University of Pennsylvania’s advocacy for education accessibility among first-generation [...] Read more

How to Make Our Institutions More Accessible

by Angel B. Perez | August 6, 2018
While higher education is abuzz with goals of cultivating greater access and success for histor [...] Read more

GlobalMindED: Inclusive Leadership for Education and Lifelong Learning

by Carol Carter | April 26, 2018
GlobalMindED represents a unique opportunity for diverse stakeholders to come together to ident [...] Read more

PROSPER Act’s Impact on TRIO Programs Concerns Many Schools

by Sierra Darville | April 11, 2018
More than 400 higher education institutions are worried about some proposed revisions to the fe [...] Read more

Report Card: States Fail High-Achieving Low-Income Students

by Tiffany Pennamon | March 21, 2018
States have made little progress in supporting high-achieving, low-income students, according t [...] Read more

Foundation Report Advises on College ‘Promise’ Programs

by Sammy G. Allen | March 7, 2018
A report issued this week by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that states considering “free [...] Read more

Legacy Preferences Challenged at Elite Schools

by Associated Press | February 14, 2018
BOSTON — Students and alumni at some of the nation’s top universities are urging their [...] Read more

Study Spotlights Effective Strategies for Helping Low-Income Students Succeed

by Lois Elfman |
A report from the Working Students Success Network (WSSN) describes some of the barriers that l [...] Read more

Blackburn College Offers Free Tuition for Low-income Students

by Associated Press | October 2, 2017
CARLINVILLE, Ill. — A liberal arts college in southern Illinois is offering free tuition to a [...] Read more

Education Department Issues New Round of Upward Bound Awards

by Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press | August 24, 2017
These Upward Bound awards, which aid low-income students who aspire to attend college, are goin [...] Read more

Low-income, Minority Students Lag in High School Grad Rates

by Maria Danilova, Associated Press | May 3, 2017
WASHINGTON — Despite rising national graduation rates, low-income and minority student [...] Read more

Brown University to Drop Fee for Low-income Applicants

by Associated Press | April 16, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University will automatically waive the application fee for low-inco [...] 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