As colleges and universities all over the nation consider how they might create a more comprehensive student record, a group of institutions is embracing the idea in earnest, aided by a $1.5 million project supported by Lumina Foundation.
Editor’s note: For this issue of Focus, Lumina relied on an experienced team of Native American journalists led by award-winning writer and producer Suzette Brewer, a member of the Cherokee Nation. This is her take on the project: its challenges,
While many institutions have launched holistic efforts to help low-income students, two statewide systems—in Georgia and Tennessee—operate similar programs on a much larger scale.
They come from starkly different backgrounds—one a military officer, the other a career academic—but two innovative college presidents have reached the same conclusion: Attacking poverty is the right strategy to help students succeed.