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Higher Education

Native American College Diaries
August 2, 2022

Native American College Diaries

An audio documentary from APM Reports.

Under Pressure: The College Mental Health Crisis
August 19, 2021

Under Pressure: The College Mental Health Crisis

Even before the pandemic, campus counselling services were reporting a marked uptick in the number of students with anxiety, clinical depression and other serious psychiatric problems. What is a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate mental health challenges, and how well are colleges rising to the task?

Fading Beacon: Why America is Losing International Students
August 3, 2021

Fading Beacon: Why America is Losing International Students

Colleges and universities in the United States attract more than a million international students a year. Higher education is one of America’s top service exports, generating $42 billion in revenue. But the money spigot is closing. The pandemic, visa restrictions, rising tuition and a perception of poor safety in America have driven new international student enrollment down by a jaw-dropping 72%.

Black at Mizzou: Confronting Race on Campus
August 14, 2020

Black at Mizzou: Confronting Race on Campus

"Black Mizzou" is a thriving campus-within-a-campus that Black students have built over decades to make the University of Missouri a more welcoming place.

Covid on Campus
July 29, 2020

Covid on Campus

The coronavirus pandemic represents the greatest challenge to American higher education in decades. Some small regional colleges that were already struggling won’t survive. Other schools, large and small, are rethinking how to offer an education while keeping people safe.

Under a Watchful Eye: How Colleges Are Tracking Students to Boost Graduation
August 6, 2019

Under a Watchful Eye: How Colleges Are Tracking Students to Boost Graduation

At Georgia State in Atlanta, more students are graduating, and the school credits its use of predictive analytics. But critics worry that the algorithms may be invading students' privacy and reinforcing racial inequities.

She was a first-generation college student looking for a different life
August 27, 2018

She was a first-generation college student looking for a different life

For Katy Sorto, college seemed like the way to a different life. But she had no idea how hard it would be.

Still Rising: First-Generation College Students a Decade Later
August 27, 2018

Still Rising: First-Generation College Students a Decade Later

At 19, Mario Martinez felt fortunate to have escaped his rough neighborhood and enrolled in a community college. But the odds that he would earn his degree and achieve the life he wanted were still against him.

Did going to college change your social class?
August 20, 2018

Did going to college change your social class?

We asked some of our readers and listeners to tell us about their experiences with college and social mobility. Here are a few of their stories.

Changing Class: Are Colleges Helping Americans Move Up?
August 20, 2018

Changing Class: Are Colleges Helping Americans Move Up?

Colleges have long offered a pathway to success for just about anyone. But new research shows that with the country growing ever more economically divided, colleges are not doing enough to help students from poor families achieve the American Dream.

Shadow Class: College Dreamers in Trump's America
September 11, 2017

Shadow Class: College Dreamers in Trump's America

President Trump is ending a program that allowed some young, undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States. For some, that may mean the end of a dream of going to college. APM Reports tells the stories of young immigrants fighting for a piece of the American Dream and examines the historical events that brought us to this moment.

Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade
September 4, 2017

Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

As more schools begin to confront their participation in slavery, they also consider how to make amends.

Higher education behind the bars of San Quentin
September 8, 2016

Higher education behind the bars of San Quentin

California's San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco is one of few prisons in the nation to offer a college education to inmates. Here's a look at the Prison University Project behind the prison walls.

Prison history assignment yields surprise, passion for research
September 8, 2016

Prison history assignment yields surprise, passion for research

When inmates at Indiana Women's Prison got an assignment to write the institution's history, the project dug up unknown details and instilled a love of research in inmates.

Rewriting the Sentence: College Behind Bars
September 8, 2016

Rewriting the Sentence: College Behind Bars

After an abrupt reversal 20 years ago, some prisons and colleges try to maintain college education for prisoners.

States attack college readiness in high school
August 18, 2016

States attack college readiness in high school

Using a solution as obvious as it is rare, a few states have begun designing remediation course work while students are still in high school.

Stuck at Square One: The Remedial Education Trap
August 18, 2016

Stuck at Square One: The Remedial Education Trap

A system meant to give college students a better shot at succeeding is actually getting in the way of many, costing them time and money and taking a particular toll on students of color.

From Boots to Books: Student Veterans and the New GI Bill
September 3, 2015

From Boots to Books: Student Veterans and the New GI Bill

The longest war in American history is drawing to a close. Now, the men and women who served are coming home, and many hope to use higher education to build new, better lives.

Teaching Teachers
August 27, 2015

Teaching Teachers

Research shows good teaching makes a big difference in how much kids learn. But the United States lacks an effective system for training new teachers or helping them get better once they're on the job.

The Living Legacy: Black Colleges in the 21st Century
August 20, 2015

The Living Legacy: Black Colleges in the 21st Century

Before the civil rights movement, African Americans were largely barred from white-dominated institutions of higher education. And so black Americans, and their white supporters, founded their own schools, which came to be known as Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The New Face of College
September 4, 2014

The New Face of College

Just 20 percent of college-goers fit the stereotype of being young, single, full-time students who finish a degree in four years. College students today are more likely to be older, part-time, working, and low-income than they were three decades ago.

Keyboard College: How Technology is Revolutionizing Higher Education
September 13, 2012

Keyboard College: How Technology is Revolutionizing Higher Education

Digital technologies and the Internet are changing how many Americans go to college. From online learning to simulation programs to smart-machine mentors, the 21st-century student will be taught in fundamentally new ways.

The Rise of Phoenix: For-Profit Universities Shake Up the Academy
September 6, 2012

The Rise of Phoenix: For-Profit Universities Shake Up the Academy

For-profit colleges have deep roots in American history, but until recently they were a tiny part of the higher education landscape. Now they are big players.

Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
August 30, 2012

Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through

More people are going to college than ever before, but a lot of them aren't finishing. Low-income students, in particular, struggle to get to graduation.

Don't Lecture Me: Rethinking the Way College Students Learn
September 3, 2011

Don't Lecture Me: Rethinking the Way College Students Learn

College students spend a lot of time listening to lectures. But research shows there are better ways to learn. And experts say students need to learn better because the 21st century economy demands more well-educated workers.

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