First-Generation Students

How much information does a college really need to make an admission offer to a student?

New experiments are short-circuiting the admissions process. Here’s why they matter.

Academic advising is a wicked problem for most colleges. Let’s stop pretending it’s not.

White counselors are less likely than Black counselors to know about HBCUs and more likely to diminish the value of the institutions, researchers say.

A nonprofit helps selective colleges connect with capable students by letting them take free classes.

When it comes to course assignments, how much flexibility is too much?

At a recent conference, trustees talked about overhauling recruitment to bring back disaffected students.

ON DEMAND: A student’s college journey is an essential time of life that continues long afterward. What can colleges do to encourage students to make the most of that time and remain involved? Join us for a virtual forum to find out. With Support From Mongoose. Watch on demand.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing in six nonprofit groups charged with creating networks of colleges to share their practices.