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Barriers to Transfer
A common complaint from community college students is that they face barriers when seeking to transfer to four-year institutions, including subpar advising, write Alison Kadlec and Elizabeth Ganga.
Poverty and Merit
The most selective colleges are failing to enroll more low-income students, so the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is calling for a "poverty preference" in college admissions.
The Leaky Pipeline
Improved transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions may be the best answer to America's college completion woes, say three influential groups that will prod states and colleges on transfer.
Buying Back Iowans
Under pressure from its governing board the University of Iowa is leveraging financial aid to increase resident enrollment. And as competition for the state's students is increasing, the number of college-bound Iowans is not -- causing concern among Iowa's private colleges.
Measuring Motivation
Colleges are using a nonacademic skills test from ETS to try to boost graduation rates and in remedial course placement. One university gives the test to all its athletes.
Coping With Cuts
Public universities are increasing educational spending even as their overall revenue declines, largely due to state funding cuts.
Search for Success
As one student success program at the University of Texas at Austin thrives, officials at partner institutions in the University Innovation Alliance examine what might work best on their own campuses.
Finding the Right Match
College-match discussion should be about typical students and colleges, experts say at conference, not just whether high-performing, low-income students get into elite colleges.