Student Retention

Study » Students who pay their own way have less risky behavior and feel more adult.

Nearly a third of summer session classes have been canceled

Higher One, a technology and payment services company focused on higher education, has announced its second annual Financial Literacy Counts grant program designed to support financial literacy initiatives for undergraduate students nationwide. This announcement comes during the month of April, recognized by Congress as Financial Literacy Month, and is an example of Higher One’s continued mission to support financial literacy among college students by providing resources and promoting financial literacy initiatives on college campuses.

In Texas, which has the country’s second-largest Latino population, experts say that closing the gap in college graduation rates between Latinos and Anglos will be critical to ensuring that the state has an educated workforce in the next 20 years.

Remedial help may be bundled into regular college-level courses under a new bill in the state Senate.

As the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual meeting kicks off in Philadelphia this week, it’s no secret that retention and student success are top-of-mind priorities at higher education institutions today.

For years now, administrators at the community college here have been inundated with woeful tales from students unable to register for the courses they need.

Hope College is taking part in a national effort aimed at growing the number of women who work in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math.

West Virginia University President Jim Clements knows firsthand some of the obstacles faced when students are the first in their family to go to college.

For early risers and those with busy schedules, 6 a.m. college classes have become a more-common option.