Students ages 25-34 are earning more degrees at a faster rate—and those degrees are higher and more valuable in the U.S. labor market. Six states plus the District of Columbia are leading the way, each with postsecondary attainment rates over 60 percent for this important age group. 

Even with these promising gains, there’s sobering news about students of color. Too many are being left behind.

It’s been more than a year since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer and protests against racial discrimination and police violence toward Black Americans swept the nation. The movement spurred renewed calls for racial justice on college campuses and promises by many presidents for specific changes.

Now that a full academic year has passed, did administrators stick to their promises? What changes were made? And, in a few years, will these institutions look different?

Nathan Noble faces an increasingly difficult challenge: nailing down a place to rent.

Searching for student housing in Reno (and to a lesser extent, Las Vegas) is no easy task. With on-campus housing prices up almost 27 percent over the last decade at the University of Nevada, Reno and off-campus rent prices at an all-time high, students have to get creative. Some couchsurf with friends or live in their cars until they find a place.