In our recent issue of Focus magazine: Four-year colleges are finding new ways to help students succeed

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

To meet workforce demands in ways that better serve today’s students, forward-thinking colleges and universities are changing how they do business. These schools recognize that the status quo is not enough. They’re not abandoning their commitment to liberal education; they are adding a commitment to give that education practical purpose.

Read president’s message from Jamie Merisotis

VIDEO ACCESS2EXCELLENCE EFFORT SIGNALS A SEISMIC SHIFT AT THIS SCHOOL IN THE SOUTHWEST

Building a better bachelor's degree at Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University is building roadmaps to economic mobility for Arizonians by becoming more affordable and welcoming to first-generation students.

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GEORGIA COLLEGE TRANSFORMS ITSELF TO FIT TODAY’S STUDENTS

At her top-rated New Jersey high school, Dax Vandevoorde was a standout math student and self-described nerd who became president of the school’s prestigious robotics team her senior year. There she joined fellow students in designing and building a 120-pound robot impressive enough to be entered in a global competition. There was just one problem: All but three members of her 50-person team were men.

Georgia women’s college sheds the white gloves, grabs diversity with both hands | Lumina Foundation

North Carolina school takes an adult approach by serving those who serve | Lumina Foundation

CAROLINA UNIVERSITY RANKS HIGH WITH MILITARY FAMILIES

Jeremy Ricketts, a 20-year Army veteran who retired in 2020, felt out of place at the first college he attended while he and his wife, an Army nurse, lived in Michigan. But since her transfer to Fort Liberty in North Carolina, he’s found an academic home: Fayetteville State University, an HBCU known for providing affordable higher education to an exceptionally diverse population of students.

Arizona school batters the barriers to student success

Before she learned about Jacks on Track—and before the program learned about her—Brown had been frustrated. Several of her phone calls were transferred from one administrative department to another, with no one providing a clear solution. But then she got an email: “Just tell me your story. Tell me what’s going on.’” Brown explained her predicament, and before long was working out a new path to a degree with her financial aid restored.

Access2Excellence effort signals a seismic shift at this school in the Southwest | Lumina Foundation

VIDEO GEORGIA WOMEN’S COLLEGE SHEDS THE WHITE GLOVES, GRABS DIVERSITY WITH BOTH HANDS

Building a Better Bachelor's degree at Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott’s signature SUMMIT curriculum focuses on global learning and leadership development in a way that builds critical thinking and communication skills.

Focus magazine author: Susan Headden

The stories in this issue of Focus were reported and written by Susan Headden, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and communications professional with many years of experience covering education issues.

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