Since 2016, many colleges have stepped up recruitment of rural students—but do they know the academic, cultural and financial barriers many face after admission?

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A recent study led by alumna Jodee A. Prudente, Ph.D., BCBA-D, principal at Marvin Picollo School, and MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D, professor of special education at the University of Nevada, Reno, ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

The Upper Valley Medical Center closed its labor and delivery unit earlier this year. Its one of six maternity wards in rural Ohio to close in the last two years. Access to healthcare in rural Ohio is ...

From scientific breakthroughs and emerging diseases to payment reform and new technologies, healthcare is always evolving. Hospitals across a variety of settings share many of the same challenges ...

WAILUKU–Hawai’i residents living in rural areas face significantly more health challenges than those who live in urban areas, according to a first-of-its-kind report by the University of Hawai’i ...

This article is authored by Nikhil Ali, senior associate, research (urban), Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi.