Laura Pappano

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How to Raise Rural Enrollment in Higher Education? Go Local.

Given the rural-nonrural divide in America, this may be the most important college access program you've never heard of. The Hechinger Report + WaPo https://hechingerreport.org/how-to-raise-rural-enrollment-in-higher-education-go-local/ The Hechinger Report The Washington Post, December 4, 2020.

Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid

Rural Lawrence County, TN brings science (plus "Masks, Distancing, Sanitizing") to the battle to keep students learning during this wild academic year. The New York Times, October 14, 2020.

A Regional Public University’s Identity Crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has hastened a reckoning for nonflagship public campuses in Ohio and across the Midwest: Who should they serve? NBC News The Hechinger Report, August 19, 2020.

With dorms shut and classes online, college students DIY campus life

Students create quarantine campuses because college is more than classes. The Hechinger Report The Washington Post, May 18, 2020.

College is Hard. Iggy, Pounce, Cowboy Joe and Sunny are Here to Help.

Campuses are using AI-enabled chatbots to help students navigate and connect. The New York Times, April 8, 2020.

On College Campuses, Social Media Provides Private Spaces for Thousands

Campus-specific social media is a running conversation, as real as what's happening face to face. The New York Times, Feb. 20, 2020.

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photo: Pappano in Mongolia, 40km from Ulan Bator
credit: Tom Lynch

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