Submitted by Tim Goral. Seven community colleges across the state will get some cash in the new year. 
Lake Land College is one of those. Many have spent the last year dealing with the effects of not having a full state budget. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. More than 200 leaders of U.S. colleges and universities have signed an open letter urging President-elect Donald Trump and Congress to support America's participation in the Paris climate agreement, as well as domestic climate change research and investments in a low-carbon economy. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. Lehigh University counts among its alumni engineers who helped build marvels of the 20th Century, such as the Golden Gate Bridge and the locks of the Panama Canal. Now the private university in eastern Pennsylvania aims to go on a building spurt of its own. More...

Submitted by Tim Goral. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make tuition free year at New York’s public colleges and universities for students from families earning less than $125,000 is being touted as a shot across the progressive bow. As the new Congress and White House tout a conservative agenda, the governor is offering a playbook that states could use to capitalize on the liberal currents that crisscrossed the Democratic presidential primaries. At a press event unveiling the plan, Sen. Bernie Sanders called Cuomo’s proposal “a revolutionary idea for higher education.” More...

By Kate West. Many second-year-experience programs work with only a few thousand dollars in their coffers. Leaders of these initiatives forge partnerships with other departments to curb spending and help students pick majors, choose the right study abroad program or connect with faculty through advising and social events. More...

By Kate West. Researchers believe more universities need to join the growing number of schools focusing resources on sophomores. “Sophomore-specific classes increase relationships with faculty and provide a platform to get through the decision-making process,” says Molly Schaller, an associate professor at Dayton University in Ohio who has studied sophomores for the past 20 years. More...

By Kate West. Traditionally, student success programs have focused primarily on transitioning first-year students from home to college. But now more higher ed leaders are realizing that to retain students and help them make informed decisions, they must expand these efforts to sophomores. More...

By Matt Zalaznick. A newly formed academic center at Adams State University in Colorado aims to improve historically underserved and first-generation students’ chances of enrolling in and graduating from college. More...

By Harriet Meyers. To keep Stanford front and center in the minds and hearts of its graduates, the university’s alumni association—like other institutions—is investing time on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. More...