With the Help of Community Colleges, Students in Recovery Find a Fresh Start Leah Fabel, The Hechinger Report/The Christian Science Monitor Nomi Badboy’s journey—more than 12 years sober after nine bouts of treatment—has created a structure in her life that supports college success as much as it supports her well-being. Her peers in Minneapolis College’s recovery program understand that in a way few others can, she says, and she feels accountable to them.
Community colleges are increasingly embracing students who are recovering from substance use disorder, creating programs and tackling challenges like funding and staffing. Their involvement offers a path to access—and second chances. |
Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine David Leonhardt, The New York Times City College of New York often serves as a nostalgic symbol of American higher education’s past. The college did not charge tuition for decades, and its students, many of them poor, went on to become Nobel laureates, chief executives, civil rights leaders, and more.
But it turns out the school that occupies City College’s original 19th-century campus, on the East Side of Manhattan, has done a fine job of living up to its predecessor’s legacy. That school is Baruch College, and it is an upward-mobility machine. |
Report: State Financial Aid Programs Show Varying Levels of Accessibility and Equity Arrman Kyaw, Diverse Issues in Higher Education State financial aid programs across the country have varying levels of accessibility, affordability, and equity for students and plenty of room to improve, according to a recent report from The Education Trust.
The study analyzes 10 state financial aid programs and the key eligibility requirements that often create barriers for students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, and undocumented students to pursue college. |
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