Currently enrolled students, as well as people who stopped out or never attended college, are sharing what will keep them enrolled, re-enroll, or enroll for the first time.

In the second half of a two-part podcast, Lumina Foundation's Courtney Brown offers insight on the top three obstacles to continuing or starting education for all three segments, how important student loan forgiveness is to them, what students of color value, and much more.

Michigan is one of nine states to ban affirmative action. David Mickey-Pabello, who attended the University of Michigan at the height of the state’s affirmative action ban, saw firsthand the consequences of that action.

Mickey-Pabello says the experience would later motivate him to pursue higher education research focused on finding solutions to increase college pathways for underrepresented and minority students. He explains more in this interview.

For international students, the U.S. higher education system is considered the gold standard with the best teachers, labs, and innovation that few countries can match.

That may be changing. In recent years, international students have started to look elsewhere, including China, which sends the most students to the United States. Yingyi Ma, a professor of sociology at Syracuse University, weighs in on the latest trends.