This year, Texas is among the first states to require all high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid before graduating. 

Sara Urquidez, a college access expert, shares an on-the-ground view of the new requirement and its impact so far on students, parents, and college advisors.

Arizona State University is built upon the ancestral homeland of the O’odham and Piipaash people, and there are 21 other tribal nations and communities in the state.

The university has in recent years seen an increase in American Indian and Indigenous student enrollment, thanks in part to the school's strategic approach to hiring more Native faculty.

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Nearly 150 years after its founding, the end was near for Wesley College. But a rescue, of sorts, turned out to be just a mile and a half away: Delaware State University.

The Hechinger Report takes a deep dive into what happened after Delaware State acquired 50 acres of land and 21 buildings of Wesley College last July, and what it means for these often-underfunded institutions.