This article provides a comprehensive review of the socio-economic literature on the student
determinants of tertiary education dropout, in order to help research scholars better …

Many of the democratizing opportunities provided by community colleges are diminished in
the eyes of policy makers by inadequate rates of success. In particular, large proportions of …

2 redesigning america's community colleges tion efforts such as the US Department of
Education's College Navigator website, which allows students and parents to compare …

" Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the
past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled, and many new …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Socioeconomic gaps in college enrollment and attainment have widened over time, despite
increasing returns to postsecondary education and significant policy efforts to improve …

This paper examines the rise in student loan default and delinquency. It draws on a unique
set of administrative data on federal student borrowing matched to earnings records from de …

The American postsecondary system is a dual system of racially separate and unequal
institutions despite the growing access of minorities to the postsecondary system. Affluent …

In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A
bachelor's degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some …

Background: Mental health problems are highly prevalent in university populations and have
been shown to impair academic performance. Yet little is known about the ways in which …