lower-income students Archives

lower-income students Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: “It’s Meant to Get Students Dreaming about High Academics”

Nineteen Michigan high schools sent 70%+ of their 2021 graduates to college despite having a student population that was 40%+ …

by Future U/ May 31, 2022/ Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: “The Struggle Continues” Lower-Income Students Getting Admitted to Elite Higher

FROM THE NY TIMES: “College Simply, an organization that combs admissions standards nationwide, estimates that applicants with SATs of 1370 …

by Future U/ April 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Hurray, Grand Valley State!

FROM THE BRIDGE: “The Grand Valley Pledge offers four years of tuition-free college for students in families earning under $50,000 a …

by Future U/ February 8, 2021/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Fewer Low-Income Students Reserving Spots at Michigan’s Private Colleges

From The Bridge: “Public universities typically don’t release enrollment data until after the fall semester begins, but several private colleges …

by Future U/ June 25, 2020/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: With Election 2020 Looming, ‘Free’ College is on the Political Radar

Eighteen of the 23 Democratic candidates have announced support for tuition-free higher education (in one form or another). Twenty states …

by Future U/ June 18, 2019/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: SAT’s ‘Adversity Score’–Good Move or Not?

The LA Times Editorial Board says not. “It is a blunt instrument that won’t give colleges accurate information about individual …

by Future U/ May 30, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: “We Skimp on the Students Who Need the Most Help”

Richard D. Kahlenberg writes: “Year after year, policymakers have chosen to severely underfund America’s two-year community colleges with the full …

by Future U/ April 26, 2019/ Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Unjust College Aid System Creates Systematic Barriers for America’s Lower-Income Students

Emmaline Clein writes: “Ninety percent of students’ whose federal financial-aid applications require “verification,” an audit to prove their self-reported financial status, …

by Future U/ April 24, 2019/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Michigan’s Strategy For Increasing Enrollment Of Higher-Performing, Lower-Income Students

And what a simple strategy it is…once a university makes the financial commitment….

by Future U/ December 10, 2018/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Georgia State Becomes Engine of Social Mobility

From NYT: “By focusing on retaining low-income students, rather than just enrolling them, the college raised its graduation rate to 54% …

by Future U/ May 16, 2018/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

PERSPECTIVES: In Economic Terms, Is College Worth It?

Boston University’s Ellen Ruppel Shell says it depends on who you are demographically and the status of the school where you matriculate. …

by Future U/ May 14, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: How New Tax Policy On Endowments Will Hurt Elite Universities

N. Gregory Mankiw’s thoughtful essay (from The New York Times) describes how the Federal tax on large endowments will hurt …

by Future U/ January 2, 2018/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: College-Going Lags For Rural And Small Town Students

Read why in this article from The Atlantic.

by Future U/ December 30, 2017/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Bard Offers 2-Year, Tuition-Free Program Aimed At Lower-Income Students

Called a “micro-college,” it’s a selective two-year liberal arts associate’s degree program. Read more from The Christian Science Monitor.

by Future U/ November 4, 2017/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Who Gets Merit Aid At America’s Public Universities?

“217 out of 381 top public institutions enrolled a larger share of wealthy students even as they reduced their percentages …

by Future U/ October 26, 2017/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/