Student involvement is critical at all levels of decision making. Student input through focus groups, needs assessments, and satisfaction surveys should be representative of the campus demographics. The participation of diverse and underrepresented students in student health advisory committees, peer educator groups, mentorships, campus ambassador programs, student government, COVID-19 committees, and similar campus committees is…

A report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling calls on colleges and universities to examine and revise their standardized testing policies so that “regardless of location and circumstance, such tests foster equity and access for their applicants.”

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are experiencing significant mental health challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests this report from the Student Experience in the Research University Consortium.

As the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reverberate across the nation into our homes, federal lawmakers are providing financial relief to help restart the economy as states scramble to create jobs and deploy resources to guard against further job losses and budget cuts. Lumina Foundation believes recovery begins with serving today’s students…

The Affordable Care Act contributed significantly to increasing the number of college students with health insurance, states this report from the Century Foundation and Young Invincibles. According to the report, health insurance coverage among students increased by 10 percentage points from 2010 to 2018, cutting the national uninsurance rate for students in half.

The data come from an electronic survey completed by 38,602 students attending 54 colleges and universities in 26 states, including 39 two-year colleges and 15 four-year colleges and universities. While the survey response rate was 6.7%, it nevertheless represents an uncommonly large multiinstitutional student sample; perhaps the largest thus far during the pandemic.

Some of the key challenges that college students faced this spring due to the pandemic were often those they faced long before the pandemic, says a report from Ithaka S+R. This includes balancing school, work, and home responsibilities. The survey findings represent the experiences and needs of more than 15,000 students.

A new report from Ithaka S+R explores how to improve transfer pathways between community colleges and nonprofit private four-year institutions.

Despite the growing evidence on promising approaches to postsecondary instruction—and particularly on the benefits of student-centered, conceptually oriented instruction for underprepared students—there has been limited investment in supporting these approaches’ widespread implementation. Most postsecondary instructors have limited training in pedagogy, and broad-access colleges have relatively few resources to invest in improving instruction and building high-quality…

Bridge-to-college programs aim to help people complete high school and enroll in postsecondary education—two milestones that increase access to economic opportunity. This report breaks down the impact, implementation, and costs of a bridge-to-college program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.