Open Campus

04/27/2026

Open Campus is building an investigative team focused on American community colleges, the most local and least-covered part of higher education. Over the next four years, we’ll be working with dozens of local newsrooms on this effort. Today, we are thrilled to announce our first three partners: the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, MinnPost and NC Local.

Journalists from each newsroom will spend 12 months working to produce in-depth investigations and accountability journalism that can inform citizens and bring change.

Interested in partnering or have an idea for a project? Read on to learn more and to view our FAQs. https://tinyurl.com/2w58rtwe

11/20/2025

The hospitality industry pays notoriously low wages, especially for young workers and workers of color. New Orleans has several nonprofit programs designed to help high school graduates enter the industry and pursue meaningful careers.

04/03/2025

02/22/2025

Making affordable is about more than just tuition. Open Campus highlights how housing and living costs can still be barriers for learners, even with free tuition programs. Read their latest piece on what’s happening in Minnesota and the work still needed to support all learners. https://bit.ly/4hOHtC5

02/08/2025

Arizona is the only state with an English-only policy still in effect. Graduation rates among English learners are far lower than graduation rates in the state overall.

02/08/2025

We love working with our local partner WBEZ

01/27/2025

More than 250 Texas prisoners are on the waitlist to join the Lee College reentry class. Programs like these prepare students to find jobs and help lower recidivism.

12/20/2024

Our beat reporters across the country wrote more than 500 higher-ed stories this year. Here's a look at the biggest stories and how we covered them:

We look back on the biggest higher-ed stories of the year, and how our 14 partner newsrooms covered the.