Success for first-generation college students often hinges on mentoring,...
Kendrick Carlock graduated from St. Louis Public Schools in 2014 with a 2.0 GPA. His parents never went to college. His family didn’t have a lot of money. His odds of attending college were, by all...
View ArticleReturn of year-round Pell Grants could help community college students the most
Federal financial aid for low-income students that's now available all year could push more students through community colleges faster and increase the likelihood of them earning a degree. The U.S....
View ArticleIllinois’ new state budget puts SIUE on firmer financial footing
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is planning to boost salaries, launch new academic programs and continue renovating buildings thanks to lawmakers finally passing a state budget. The school...
View ArticleSolve for ‘X’ or not: Missouri replaces algebra requirement at state...
College freshmen who loathe math, rejoice: Algebra may not be a factor when it comes to earning a degree from Missouri public colleges and universities. Under the guidance of the Missouri Department of...
View ArticleSIUE’s success a story of construction, out-of-state students
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has morphed over the last decade from a commuter college into a regional university that attracts out-of-state students. The secret to growing while other...
View ArticleRanken college expanding campus in north St. Louis with manufacturing incubator
Ranken Technical College broke ground on a manufacturing incubator the school says will also provide training to its students that they can use in their careers. The two-year college held a ceremonial...
View ArticleWashington University Chancellor Wrighton announces retirement plan
Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton is planning to retire after two decades leading the school. Wrighton told Washington University’s board of trustees of his decision to step down on...
View ArticleSt. Louis Community College students and teachers rally days after professor...
St. Louis Community College’s part-time faculty continued pressuring the school administration on Monday for a new contract with a rally on its Kirkwood-based, Meramec campus. The protest comes a few...
View ArticlePolitically Speaking: Rep. Adams on what Greitens should, and shouldn't, do...
On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome Missouri state Rep. Joe Adams, a Democrat from University City. It’s the first...
View ArticleSt. Louis Community College considering more cuts to faculty amid budget...
St. Louis Community College could once again cut its faculty and staff this year as it continues to lose students and state funding. The public two-year college’s Board of Trustees listened to feedback...
View ArticleFontbonne University to transform old JFK High School into athletic and...
In a move to “significantly expand enrollment,” Fontbonne University is buying the recently shuttered John F. Kennedy High School in western St. Louis County to be a new home for the Catholic...
View ArticleSt. Louis Community College trustees approve faculty cuts over protesters'...
St. Louis Community College’s workforce will shrink again as the institution tries to combat what administrators say is a looming budget crisis. The college’s board of trustees approved a budget...
View ArticleCommunity college students face possible punishment for protesting at...
At least five students at St. Louis Community College received a letter summoning them to a meeting with their dean of students to talk about disciplinary action over a protest at a Board of Trustees...
View ArticleGreitens seeks funding bump for college scholarships while cutting higher ed...
Gov. Eric Greitens is proposing a $6.5 million increase to Missouri’s student financial aid programs, a modest boost amid his desire to cut $68 million in direct funds to the state’s public colleges...
View ArticleGrowing jobs while cutting higher education? Many question governor's proposal
Gov. Eric Greitens talks often about growing jobs in Missouri. It was one of the major themes in the Republican governor’s State of the State address last month. He told members of the state House and...
View ArticleWomen a growing force among student veterans at universities across Gateway...
Women make up 14 percent of the U.S. military as well as a full quarter of the veterans who are pursuing a college education upon returning home from service. In the St. Louis area alone, evidence of...
View ArticleUMSL proposes eliminating degree programs as part of broad, cost-cutting efforts
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is considering eliminating several academic programs and investing in others as it retools in an era of budget cuts and declining enrollment. Undergraduate majors...
View Article‘It’s disheartening’: College students feel impacts, see programs cut as...
Public colleges and universities throughout the U.S. are relying more and more on student tuition and fees to make ends meet, and institutions in the St. Louis region have been no exception to that...
View ArticleBeyond the sound booth: 2 students use music as a ticket to their future
Music comes naturally for Arthur Ross. He’s been immersed in hip-hop since he was a child. Now he’s hoping one of his songs might help with his college goals. “I hope this rapping takes me to the BET...
View Article‘Any of those kids could have been me’: College scholarship program nears...
When Stephanie Regagnon of Kirkwood was in her 20s, a jury found her mother guilty of a federal crime and sent her to prison for four years. The family maintains that she is innocent. The first time...
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