Provides an overview of research on adult learners' characteristics, risk factors, and needs at four-year institutions and in for-credit and non-credit courses, and what changes institutions and governments can implement to help adult students succeed.

Outlines the Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges project's activities, results, and lessons learned, including five principles for teaching underprepared students. Recommends an institution-wide focus and faculty collaboration.

Outlines the Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges project's activities, results, and lessons learned, including five principles for teaching underprepared students. Recommends an institution-wide focus and faculty collaboration.

Reviews three types of benchmarking activities -- performance, diagnostic, and process -- and assesses their value in raising accountability in a new culture of inquiry emphasizing meaningful analysis of data on student learning and progress.

Reviews three types of benchmarking activities -- performance, diagnostic, and process -- and assesses their value in raising accountability in a new culture of inquiry emphasizing meaningful analysis of data on student learning and progress.

Explores how increased savings in 529 and other plans affect students' eligibility for need-based grants, across varying income levels and institutions. Highlights the disadvantage of prepaid plans for low-income families aiming for community colleges.

Explores how increased savings in 529 and other plans affect students' eligibility for need-based grants, across varying income levels and institutions. Highlights the disadvantage of prepaid plans for low-income families aiming for community colleges.

Grades institutions for their sustainability policies and practices with regard to administration, climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priority, and shareholder engagement.