Institutions

Institutional aid was preserved in White House budget. But several programs facing significant cuts serve disproportionate numbers of minority students -- at HBCUs and elsewhere.

Arkansas becomes latest state to create a free community college plan. But it limits programs of study and could require some recipients to pay back the money.

Big for-profit American Public now offers competency-based undergraduate degrees that don’t rely on the credit-hour standard, but federal aid isn’t part of the mix, for now.

A new study points to food and housing issues that prevent many community college students from progressing.

While California considers a plan to cut tuition and lower the cost of going to college, more than 50 local free two-year initiatives are popping up across the state.

Wick Sloane challenges the college leaders at this weekend’s annual meeting of the American Council on Education: fight for low-income students.