Sep 15 Watch 7:37 Giving students a leg up with job skills a resume won’t show By PBS News Hour When applying to a job out of college, having a top-notch resume isn’t enough anymore. College graduates from top schools apply alongside dozens of similarly qualified candidates. In light of new hiring trends, a program at Georgetown University aims to… Continue watching
Sep 15 Column: Would I pass the college remediation placement test? By Emily Hanford, APM Reports A journalist who graduated from Amherst College took a placement test for college remediation classes, and her results were surprising. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:29 Inmates get a ‘second chance’ at federal grants for higher ed under experimental program By PBS News Hour In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the… Continue watching
Sep 13 Twitter Chat: How to get more Latino males pursuing higher education By Kenya Downs How can more Latino males overcome financial and cultural barriers to higher education? Join The PBS NewsHour for our Twitter chat. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 6:52 A mentoring program that aims to keep Latino males in school By PBS News Hour On college campuses, Latino males are perhaps the most underrepresented group. These men are often expected to provide for their families, which can mean a choice between getting an education and getting a job. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 7:38 One college turns its football field into a farm and sees its students transform By PBS News Hour At Paul Quinn College, where once there was a football field, now there’s an organic farm. It’s not just a symbol of renewal for this once-struggling historically black college in Dallas; it’s where students work to pay tuition. As part… Continue watching
Sep 12 The shortage of non-white professors is a self-perpetuating problem By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report People in doctoral pipelines to university jobs are disproportionately white, making black educators hard to come by. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 6:57 Georgetown University tries to make amends for profiting from slavery By PBS News Hour Georgetown University is taking an unprecedented step to respond to and apologize for its ties to slavery. The university will give special preference to applicants who are descendants of Georgetown’s slaves, plans to rename a building in honor of one… Continue watching
Aug 24 Many of this year’s high school grads may not be college-ready, test scores suggest By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year's high school graduates aren't ready for college-level course work. Continue reading
Aug 22 Senator suggests colleges swap teachers for videos By Associated Press Sen. Ron Johnson called higher education a "cartel" and suggested colleges could cut the number of instructors and increase use of online videos like Ken Burns' 11½-hour documentary on the Civil War. Continue reading