Student Success

TL;DR: Women prefer text contributions over talk in remote classes

While all students liked having a live chat option, women were more likely to say the feature made it easier for them to participate.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 25, 2022

Young adults with degrees say they need more real-world training

Still, employers have said they view degrees as the less risky option — even while acknowledging they can be a poor indicator of an applicant’s skills.

By Kate Tornone • Nov. 21, 2022

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Mental Health and Wellness

This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

City Colleges of Chicago bet on nonprofit’s wraparound support to boost graduation rates

An expanded partnership aims to make participation in the One Million Degrees program automatic for 3,000 students within four years.

By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 15, 2022

Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions

At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 15, 2022

How higher ed can engage veterans — from a university president who is a veteran

Identify how veterans differ from traditional students and support them accordingly, says the president of the University of Montana.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 11, 2022

Off-campus students lack equitable access to broadband, researchers say

College leaders should include internet costs when calculating a student's financial need, study suggests.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 10, 2022

How can colleges better serve students with autism?

Professor Sarah Howorth says her program at the University of Maine helps bridge the gap between high school and college for students with autism.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 4, 2022

Intensive advising program sees early success at New York 2-year college

The Viking ROADS project replicates a program that nearly doubled graduation rates at another community college.

By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 3, 2022

How to fix segregation by college major and in the workforce

Two experts at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality outline ways to address growing racial and gender segregation by field of study.

By Laura Tatum and Natalia Cooper • Oct. 31, 2022

Colleges are becoming less affordable for Pell Grant recipients, report finds

The average Pell-eligible student increasingly faces unmet financial need that could leave them in debt or prevent them from enrolling in the first place.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 26, 2022

AAA partners with universities to develop tech talent

Through tech internships and for-credit opportunities, the auto club established a talent pipeline that has led to new feature development.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 25, 2022

What colleges need to know about problems with student loan servicing

Watchdogs say colleges should consider the student loan landscape they’re asking students to enter. Here are key findings from a recent CFPB report.

By Lilah Burke • Oct. 25, 2022

4 reasons communication skills are key to students’ success in the workforce

Improve student outcomes by giving them the tools to express themselves clearly and logically.

Oct. 24, 2022

How a “magical alignment” let one university quickly launch widespread student equity measures

Northern Arizona University developed and launched an initiative that broke down its biggest obstacles for student access — in eight months.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 21, 2022

Colleges should use K-12 performance assessments for course placement, report says

Recommendations from Complete College America include better integrating postsecondary and K-12 systems for these evaluations.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 20, 2022

Community college students need help meeting basic needs

Many facing basic needs insecurity didn't receive help from their campuses, researchers found. They suggested opening resources to all students.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 19, 2022

Are early alert systems helping or hurting students at community colleges?

New America report flags challenges including procurement, reluctant faculty, ineffective messages, possible racial discrimination and data struggles.

By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 19, 2022

How do colleges decide when to schedule courses?

More colleges think about the courses students will need than avoiding conflicts in students' schedules, according to a scheduling software provider's research.

By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 18, 2022

Can higher education really be redesigned to connect learners and the workforce?

Education Design Lab's CEO talks about the nonprofit's work, including what it calls human-centered design.

By Rick Seltzer • Oct. 14, 2022

Education Department ramps up oversight of college banking deals following critical CFPB report

New report indicates more must be done to keep students from being guided to "school-endorsed products with junk fees," the CFPB's director says.

By Rick Seltzer • Updated Oct. 14, 2022

ACT reports lowest average composite score in decades after number of test takers plunged

Just 1.35 million students who graduated from high school in 2022 took the entrance exam, compared to 2.1 million in the 2016 class.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Oct. 12, 2022

Why a state flagship will encourage all 30,000 of its students to open investment accounts

University of Kentucky athletes can now opt into new investment accounts. Program will scale up widely to prod more students to learn about finances.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 7, 2022

What colleges can learn from COVID-19 relief to improve other emergency aid programs

States and colleges should work together when promoting emergency aid for students, according to a new report from NASFAA and NASPA.

By Laura Spitalniak • Oct. 5, 2022

LGBTQ students with campus mental health services have lower suicide attempt rates, survey finds

But only 63% of polled students said that their college offered LGBTQ-specific services, according to The Trevor Project.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 29, 2022

Why aren’t people going to college?

Many who didn’t enroll or finish degrees say college is too expensive — but they also cite stress and career uncertainty, new research finds.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 28, 2022