More than 10 million U.S. adults live in an area that does not have any public institution of higher education within a one-hour drive, "which poses an incredible challenge for prospective students," says the Chronicle of Higher Education, which asks: "What can be done to help students in these places achieve an education?"
To answer the question, the Chronicle is holding an online forum, “Education Deserts: Supporting Rural Regions With Few Colleges,” at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 23, to explore ways to expanding educational opportunities in what it calls "education deserts." To register, click here.
The speakers will be Laura Beamer, lead researcher on higher-education finance at the Jain Family Institute; Andrew Koricich, executive director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges and associate professor of higher education at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.; and Alyssa Ratledge, a research associate in postsecondary education at MDRC (formelry the Manpower Demonstration Research Corp.). Chronicle senior reporter Eric Kelderman will host.
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