Source: BELatina In a country known for putting its students in debt before they can become professionally active, what the state of New Mexico is doing is unprecedented. The state government passed a law for its public university students to receive tuition-free...

Source: AP News SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Even after failing a test that set her back a semester, Maribel Rodriguez will be heading back to nursing school next spring with a generous new state scholarship that abandons eligibility criteria to help more working adults get...

Source: Los Angeles Times Stop and smell the peaches It turns out that as much as history, culture and language may separate people around the world, we all have similar ideas about what smells good or bad. Whether researchers ask hunter-gatherers, fishers or farmers,...

Source: WBUR The Biden administration recently announced that federal student loan payments will be deferred again. But what if you didn't have to worry about the ballooning price of college tuition, and you never accumulated student debt in the first place? In New...

Source: Study International The US might be one of the most popular study destinations in the world among international students, but it’s currently facing a crisis at home. US universities nationwide are seeing plummeting enrolment rates, causing acute troubles in a...

Source: The Durango Herald Free college tuition for Native students means more educated, skilled labor landing in NM Ute Mountain Utes, Southern Utes and Navajo on reservations bordering New Mexico are eligible for free college tuition and fees in New Mexico under...

Source: The Washington Examiner New Mexico passed a law to ensure that its public university students will receive tuition free of charge, effective July 1. Residents who enroll in at least six credits can work toward their certificate, associate degree, or bachelor's...

Source: Higher Ed Dive Free college's momentum shifted from the federal level to state and local programs, signaling the movement's durability. How will it change institutions? When first lady Jill Biden stood before attendees at the Community College National...

Source: Inside Higher ED Free community college done right. I’m a little late to this story, but it’s worth it. The state of New Mexico has announced the most comprehensive free community college program in the country. It’s better than I had dared to hope...

Source: Forbes The free college movement continues to move forward even as it has been left out of the President’s budget request for 2023, much to the disappointment of advocates who want to see a robust federal-state partnership supporting access to public higher...