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US Education Policy

Huge numbers of student fathers are quitting college

David Croom and our Postsecondary Success for Parents partners were featured in a Hechinger Report article raising awareness of the student father population in higher education and the essential resources and supports to increase graduation rates.

BY David Croom

Of Interest

02.18.2022
Criminal Law and Justice

Knowledge, Power and Freedom

For nearly three decades, prisoners have been denied access to a college education – but it wasn’t always that way. The Reverend Vivian D. Nixon, E ...

BY Criminal Justice Reform Initiative

Podcast

02.15.2021
Colleges and Universities

Many College Students Are Also Parents

Yoslin Amaya is a student, parent, and part-time worker. The pandemic made her a teacher and speech therapist as well.

BY Yoslin Amaya Hernandez

Blog Post

09.03.2020
Colleges and Universities

Better Together: Expanding Access and Opportunity Through Community-Based Organization and College Partnerships

A blueprint for how selective four-year colleges and universities across the country can partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to recruit and enroll a greater number of talented students from historically marginalized communities.

BY College Excellence Program

Publication

08.12.2020
Employment and Jobs

To Help Families, Invest in Childcare

Despite the universal need for childcare, we invest little in providing quality, affordable care.

BY Maureen Conway & 1 more

Blog Post

11.06.2019
Colleges and Universities

Beating the Odds Summit with Michelle Obama

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield participated in the fifth annual Beating the Odds Summit with Michelle Obama and others.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Video

06.14.2018
Colleges and Universities

Colleges Must Invest in Talent to Improve Diversity

It’s not every day that you get 41 college and university presidents together to tackle a single pressing problem.

BY Josh Wyner & 1 more

Blog Post

03.02.2018
Colleges and Universities

Could College Co-Presidencies Work?

There is no question about it: being a college or university president is hard. And, it is getting harder.

BY Karen Gross

Blog Post

02.01.2018
Racial Equity

Confronting Our History

How do we create a more equitable society while acknowledging our history?

BY Zach St. Louis

Podcast

09.21.2017