Higher Education

On their way? A portrait of young adults

Martha Ross and Nicole Bateman

Friday, December 1, 2017

Graduating students of the City College of New York sit together in their caps and gowns as they listen to U.S. first lady Michelle Obama's address during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2FKNP

American students need to be able to dream big

Lillian M. Lowery and Wil Del Pilar

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Pupils pose for a photograph in Ms. Yasmin Hussain

The education melting pot?

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Students walk through the campus of Temple University, which has an enrollment of more than a 38,000 and offers 464 academic degree programs, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Using social psychology to help first-generation and low-income students through college

Thursday, October 26, 2017

College graduation

A look at Pell Grant recipients’ graduation rates

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Pell Grant proxy: A ubiquitous but flawed measure of low-income student enrollment

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Aerial photo of Rockefeller University in New York City. Photo credit: Dan Gareau / The Rockefeller University

Five reasons why “downtown universities” matter for economic growth

October 11, 2017

Cover - Hidden in plain sight: The oversized impact of downtown universities

Hidden in plain sight: The oversized impact of downtown universities

October 10, 2017

Photo 1: Class room destroyed by hurricane in Puerto Rico

Higher education must stand up for Puerto Rico

Andre M. Perry, Lisette Nieves, and Yolanda Gallegos, Esq.

Monday, October 2, 2017

A student walks at the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, June 23, 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, upheld the practice of considering race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas affirmative action program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students. REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz - TM3EC6N102S01

Thinking “beyond the box”: The use of criminal records in college admissions

Judith Scott-Clayton

Thursday, September 28, 2017