Access Begins with Affordability
As an educator, it’s been my privilege to support students investing in their future by attending college. Many students…
An Inspired Community College Leader’s Rise from Poverty to the Presidency
With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Tonjua Williams is recognized nationally as an expert…
Why Access Matters?
Our country has shifted its conversation from college access to college completion as the new measure of success, sometimes…
More Than Access
I remember having a conversation with my mother when I was first considering college as a young teen. She…
Access and Outcomes Are Not at Odds
For more than 150 years, access to higher education, regardless of a student’s financial background, has been the driving…
Filing the FAFSA Matters: When Students File May Matter More
Several weeks ago CampusLogic released a data snapshot on the patterns in FAFSA® (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)…
To All the Students Who Earned Their Spot in College
For all of us who were first in our families to go to college.Who worked fast food or retail…
Reach Higher: Five Years of Building a College-Going Culture
Five years ago, we launched Reach Higher at a College Signing Day event in San Antonio, Texas. Former First…
Student-Centric State Leadership: A Q&A with Zakiya Smith Ellis
Zakiya Smith Ellis, New Jersey’s Secretary of Higher Education, has played a significant role in shaping federal policy around…
Higher Education Act Recommendations
Higher Learning Advocates is working to shift federal policy from higher education to higher learning—education and training beyond high…
New Policy Toolkit Looks Beyond Financial Aid to Support Shifting Student Demographics
Higher Learning Advocates releases policy recommendations retooling dated student aid and other federal policies to respond to the changing…
Today’s Students Policy Toolkit 2.0: Practical Solutions to the Most Common Federal Policy Barriers
Actionable reform ideas aimed at modernizing federal student aid and other policies to better serve the emerging majority of…
College students of the future could get their career prep from private companies, not universities
Julie Peller was quoted in Market Watch where she argued that the current higher education system is not designed…
Getting Higher Education in Sync with Workforce: A Q&A with Steve Partridge, Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development at NOVA
Serving one of the fastest growing communities of the Washington, D.C. suburbs, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has faced…
My Higher Education Story
In September 2017, I graduated from The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) with a bachelor’s degree in Health…
The Student Success Movement’s Next Push: Career Services: A Q&A with Bridget Burns, Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance
Earlier this month, the University Innovation Alliance announced its next scale project, with a cohort of seven institutions teaming…
NPR: College Completion Rates Are Up, But The Numbers Will Still Surprise You
Julie Peller was quoted in an NPR segment on college completion, where she argued that today's students need to…
Education Dive: 5 ideas for change in higher ed from SXSW EDU
Julie Peller participated in a panel at SXSW EDU where she discussed why it is critical for policymakers and…
My Student Story as an Independent Student
A Voices of Today's Students video from a first-generation college student
Equity: Everything and the Kitchen Sink
Equity seems to be the “it” term of the day when it comes to student success and college completion.…