College Access and Success

When it comes to mental health for college students, there is no single solution

Mandy Savitz-Romer creates a national framework that school counselors can use when helping students figure out life after high school

In her new book, alum Mara Casey Tieken looks at how place impacts the promise — but also the price — of college for rural students

Making Caring Common partners with state of Tennessee to pilot admissions project to make it easier for students to go to college

Ph.D. Marshal Salman Khan wants to make the process of applying to college easier for everyone

How can we create more equitable pathways to successful careers in today’s economy?

The Center for Digital Thriving’s report on student burnout identifies pressures and ways to help limit their negative impact on teens

CASEL's Andrew Tucker discusses the growing trend of Portraits of a Graduate and how schools prepare students — not just for college — but for careers and lifelong success

Could more AP courses help with cross-income interactions?

Alum Tara Nicola’s latest research tackles how to better support school counselors in producing school profiles

Discussion of MCAS and Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 focuses on implications for teachers and students

With only a handful of states still using high school exit exams, Education Now's experts consider their effectiveness and discusses ways to help all youth succeed.

Education Now explores the higher education financial aid landscape amid the fallout of FAFSA's troubling rollout. 

There are some valuable lessons from the fraught redesign of the federal student aid application form
 

Eleven new presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities took part in the annual Harvard Seminar for New Presidents at HGSE

We look at the yeas and nays for keeping — or dropping — the test that’s been called the great leveler and the enemy of equity

In its first year as a fully endowed program, the Judith Block McLaughlin Presidents-in-Residence program welcomes two new members

For one master's student, education brings a clean start

A pre-matriculation checklist can help high school seniors persist with their college dreams 

Support for low-income prospective college students and their families more crucial than ever during troubled federal financial aid rollout 
 

The hurdles faced by first-generation college students as they make their way through the financial aid process — and how to help them overcome the barriers

The first in our series on how students, families, and colleges can find their way through the government’s “FAFSA Fiasco”

Experts consider new ways to help high school and college students discern their vocations and pursue fulfilling careers in an age where job prospects are evolving

Tips and insight from experts about the impacts of online bullying in children

New research on SAT/ACT test scores reveals stark inequalities in academic achievement based on wealth 
 

Visiting Professor Brian Rosenberg addresses the cultural and structural factors that impede significant transformations in higher education

With Camp Harvard, Ed.L.D. student is all in for K–12

Members of the HGSE community share titles that inform and provide new perspectives

Two financial columnists join Education Now to explore how to teach kids about money and finances. 

A panel of educators discuss the impact affirmative action's end has on new college applicants

The impact of the Supreme Court's decision to end race conscious admissions and the future of diversity work on college campuses

An eye-opening presentation sheds new light on elite admissions practices in higher education

How higher education has reacted to the end of affirmative action and the path forward for equity