College access is only part of the challenge for lower-income students. Here’s what recent research says about supporting them through graduation.

Yavapai College’s new cross-state partnerships offer students a route from one community college to another to earn a bachelor’s degree.

A new report finds that student parents make up a larger share of enrollments at rural colleges than at institutions over all, but rural colleges face gaps in childcare, transportation and data.

New research identifies 149 institutions with strong outcomes for Pell recipients—and suggests their success can’t be easily explained by resources, selectivity or student demographics.

A survey of prospective students finds interest in competency-based education is high, but learners also value structure and support.

A six-part podcast series with higher ed experts explores who today’s college students are and how institutions can better support the realities of their lives.

An overreliance on technology and stigmas around mental health support contribute to social isolation among young men, speakers at the Symposium on Young American Men said.

Speakers at the Symposium on Young American Men examine why fewer men are pursuing college and what higher ed can do to better engage them.

Bryan Ashton of Trellis Strategies discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.

Sacramento State’s rapidly growing Black Honors College pairs culturally responsive academics with a focus on belonging and student support.

Artificial intelligence is influencing how students learn, seek support and prepare for careers—and how colleges identify when they need help.

The California State University system is funding projects at 11 campuses aimed at expanding resources, strengthening belonging and making college more family-friendly.

New Trellis Strategies research finds students with unpaid credit card balances experience greater financial strain and difficulty concentrating on schoolwork.

The Kessler Scholars Collaborative pairs financial aid with mentoring, as well as community and individualized support. An Ithaka S+R evaluation shows promising outcomes.

New initiatives and research show how colleges can reach students earlier and extend support across more of their higher ed journey.

Cornell University’s new initiative asks students to rethink their tech habits—and when screens may interfere with learning, attention and social connection.

Austin Community College is using artificial intelligence and real-time data to identify students who need help and connect them with support before problems escalate.

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, University of Houston–Downtown’s Hope Pacheco discusses what first-gen students need to navigate college, find support and persist.

The University of Louisiana System is expanding support for student parents by addressing an overlooked barrier to success: finding time to study.

The University of Michigan’s First Fellows program will provide sophomores who are the first in their families to attend college with mentoring, a dedicated course and $4,000 for summer experiential l...

A new Uwill survey finds they’re twice as likely as college seniors to use AI for emotional concerns, offering a glimpse at what colleges could face next.

From offering mental health services after hours to putting all essential needs under one roof, colleges are designing support systems around students’ lives.

A new EAB survey finds financial, mental health and academic challenges are straining colleges already facing staffing and budget constraints.

The University of Louisiana System is expanding support for student parents by addressing an overlooked barrier to success: finding time to study.

Generations College is adding bachelor’s degrees, betting that students who might otherwise stop after an associate degree will keep going.

Priority registration and campus liaisons can ease barriers for student parents. New Trellis Strategies research finds many in Texas don’t know they exist.

Maine’s public universities will award up to eight credits for career-readiness microcredentials, giving students an early start toward a degree.

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, Aspen’s Josh Wyner and CCRC’s John Fink discuss how colleges can help more community college students transfer and earn bachelor’s degrees.

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, Aspen’s Josh Wyner and CCRC’s John Fink discuss how colleges can help more community college students transfer and earn bachelor’s degrees.

A new statewide initiative gives Georgia technical college students 24-7 access to counseling and crisis support.

Colleges are redesigning gateway courses, expanding hands-on learning and creating new career paths to help more students succeed in STEM.

Temple University’s new hub centralizes essential needs resources to reduce the navigation burden and stigma students can face seeking help.

A report from New America finds teacher degree apprenticeships could lower barriers to the profession for working adults and nontraditional students.

The University of Michigan is redesigning foundational math to connect calculus to real-world engineering—and get students to apply it earlier.

New Handshake data shows how students across majors are building AI experience and navigating an evolving early-career job market.

Recent studies on subjects including mental health, financial vulnerability and career preparation challenge assumptions about what students need to succeed.

After a decade-long enrollment boom, CUNY faces faculty shortages and pressure to prepare students in the field for an AI-driven job market.

After a decade-long enrollment boom, CUNY faces faculty shortages and pressure to prepare students in the field for an AI-driven job market.

From scholarships and free childcare to pre-orientation programs and workforce training, institutions are helping student parents and caregivers persist.

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, Generation Hope’s Nicole Lynn Lewis explores how colleges can better support student parents and caregivers.

Wichita State’s new pre-orientation program builds belonging and connects student parents with resources before the semester begins.

A new Trellis Strategies analysis finds financially vulnerable students face greater mental health challenges but are less aware of campus supports.

Community colleges’ student outcomes soared under a new performance-based funding model. But Texas lawmakers didn’t budget for so much success.

At Marymount University, unpaid family caregivers turn life experience into IT careers through training, mentorship and community.

From helping stopped-out students return to creating faster routes to graduate school, HBCUs are removing barriers at every stage of college.

A new analysis finds that just 29 percent of eligible California student parents received supplemental aid meant to cover housing, childcare and other basic needs.

InsideTrack’s five-year coaching initiative across 39 HBCUs helped stopped-out students return and stay on track toward degree completion.

Community colleges are expanding food recovery programs to combat hunger and help students persist to graduation.

California State University’s Transfer Success Pathway provides eligible community college students guaranteed admission and support as they pursue a bachelor’s degree.

In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, ReUp CEO Terah Crews explores why students stop out and what colleges can do to help them return.