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One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisis

The Hechinger Report

It was the first day of freshman orientation at the University of Maine, and students were arriving in droves. New students checking in at freshman orientation at the University of Maine get nametags are color-coded to show which state they came from among those where the university aggressively recruits.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

Jaelyn Deas at her work-study job at San Jose State University. Juggling a major in international business and a minor in Japanese, Deas fell behind on her path to graduation until the university offered her a grant to help her make the final sprint. “It It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says. SAN JOSE, Calif.