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Barragan, Melissa; Escobar, Martha D.; Gonzalez, Lily; Terriquez, Priscilla – About Campus, 2023
Project Rebound works to support currently and formerly incarcerated people to enter higher education. As Project Rebound continues to grow, gain national acclaim, and traction within California State University (CSU), it is critical that higher education practitioners reflect on the program's evolution, successes, and challenges not only to fully…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutionalized Persons, Program Implementation, Access to Education
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Liou, Daniel D.; Rojas, Leticia – About Campus, 2022
The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has placed postsecondary institutions in unfamiliar territory. Undoubtedly, postsecondary education must adapt to the realities of the pandemic, finding new ways to define academic expectations and rigor. Currently, COVID-19-related conversations among educators often default to focusing on students' race and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Postsecondary Education, Online Courses
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Green, Autumn R. – About Campus, 2021
In this article, the author shares the story of Kristin, a low-income single mother raising her six-year-old son Max in Southern California. Taking 13 college credits, Kristin bartended nights and weekends, while raising Max on her own. The author met Kristin while studying the experiences of low-income mothers enrolled in college in the…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Handel, Stephen J. – About Campus, 2017
The University of California (UC) is a research-intensive institution that is widely considered to be the best public university system in the United States. A total of 147 years of sustained academic distinction has made admission to UC's nine undergraduate campuses among the most competitive in the nation. More students apply to UC than any…
Descriptors: College Admission, Justice, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Influences