As an unprecedented number of colleges and universities close their doors forever while others struggle to survive, a deep pool of prospective students—and the key to accessing them—is hiding in plain sight.
Students from rural America attend college at lower rates (59%) than their urban (62%) and suburban (67%) counterparts and comprise only 29% of all students ages 18-24 enrolled in highe...
The students who walk into the office of Jaydeen Santos at the University of Vermont are burdened by a familiar litany of troubles.
They feel isolated. Homesick. Overwhelmed by classes. Unsure where to turn.
Santos, the student services advisor at UVM’s Mosaic Center for Students of Color, knows just how they feel. Because 17 years ago, she was right there with them, among the first stud...
As an unprecedented number of colleges and universities close their doors forever while others struggle to survive, a deep pool of prospective students—and the key to accessing them—is hiding in plain sight.
Students from rural America attend college at lower rates (59%) than their urban (62%) and suburban (67%) counterparts and comprise only 29% of all students ages 18-24 enrolled in highe... 
The students who walk into the office of Jaydeen Santos at the University of Vermont are burdened by a familiar litany of troubles.
They feel isolated. Homesick. Overwhelmed by classes. Unsure where to turn.
Santos, the student services advisor at UVM’s Mosaic Center for Students of Color, knows just how they feel. Because 17 years ago, she was right there with them, among the first stud... 
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