Mar 13 Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses. Continue reading
Mar 11 As college students leave campuses over COVID-19, new considerations arise By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed A roundup of how the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on higher education. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 7:40 How this community college is preparing students for careers in aviation By Cat Wise According to Boeing, 800,000 new pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years. In Bend, Oregon, a community college is preparing students to resolve this critical need -- and cultivate their own career success. Special correspondent Cat Wise… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:01 Soaring housing costs stretch already-strapped college students By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise For many college students, living costs may exceed the cost of tuition and fees, as affordable housing options are becoming increasingly hard to find. Some find they struggle with debt, or paying for meals; others are at risk for homelessness. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 7:49 For DACA students, it’s hard to focus on a bright future when faced with deportation fears By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise Like many college students, 19-year-old Jimmy Rodriguez has a lot on his plate. But unlike most of his peers, Rodriguez, a DACA beneficiary, is pursuing a degree and a future in a country he may one day be forced to… Continue watching
Sep 14 Are you mentally well enough for college? By Nicholas Joyce, The Conversation A campus psychologist explains why so many students ask him for help after they've failed courses. Continue reading
Aug 09 The odds are stacked against black, Latino students going to grad school. Here are some solutions By Melba Newsome, The Hechinger Report A handful of universities are trying to help more black and Hispanic students get into and through graduate school, where they enroll in disproportionately low numbers. This is a problem not only for the students, but for the schools themselves… Continue reading
Jun 21 Can California export enough students to shore up college enrollment in other states? By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report A decline of nearly 2.9 million college students nationwide since 2011 is driving a frenzy of recruiting in California, one of the few places in the country where the number of college-ready high school graduates is going up. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 9:59 Little support in U.S. for college students raising children By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman There are nearly 4 million undergraduate students who are raising children, representing 22 percent of all students attending U.S. colleges. Yet only about 8 percent of single mothers in college will obtain associate's or bachelor's degrees within six years, while… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 7:34 For these states and cities, funding college is money in the bank By Hari Sreenivasan A majority of American college graduates leave school with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. The issue of paying for college is so concerning that several 2020 presidential candidates have proposed forgiving student debt or making public colleges… Continue watching