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What It Means to Be a First Generation College Student
Seventeen via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe college application process introduces many new phrases into your vocab, like FAFSA and SAT. If...
Who is a first-generation college student? California colleges, universities can’t agree.
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMany California colleges and universities define “first-generation college student” differently, creating a confusing situation for students to navigate.
Nearly half of Washburn students are first-generation. It's been a decade in the making.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPerla Soto belongs at Washburn University. It took a few years for the college senior to know that....
The Supreme Court can end affirmative action–but it can’t reverse the course of history
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoWhen the U.S. Supreme Court ended the use of affirmative action in college admissions today, the...
Wendler: Colleges should make sure students learn how world really works
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Author's Note: This reflection was originally posted Nov. 2, 2011. I think our faculty, staff,...
California should lower barriers for students receiving financial aid
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLike many young people in California, I always aspired to graduate from college. Having spent much...
Community college bachelor’s degrees have been a win-win. California should offer more
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSixty-four years ago, California adopted a master plan for higher education that, among other...
KY legislature, governor OK bill eliminating race from higher ed funding model
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBy the time this year’s fall semester begins, Kentucky’s public colleges and universities won’t be...
Amid youth mental health crisis, teens ask for a kinder college admissions process
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHigh school students stress one aspect of the "youth mental health crisis" is the pressure they feel...
Reinstating the SATs Will Only Make Rich Kids Richer
Time via AOL· 1 month agoSignage outside of the Admissions Office at Dartmouth College on Feb. 8, 2024 in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth College has announced it will once...