UMSL’s Bridge Program marks 40 years of free college and career readiness, serving 400+ students annually and sending all graduates to postsecondary study.

Starting college can be daunting, both academically and socially. Data shows that students of color have higher rates of success when they have a community of peers. The College of Arts and Sciences’ ...

Students participate in a MiddCORE session. Kathryn Benson, a senior neuroscience major at Middlebury College in Vermont, has always been interested in design, but she never thought that she could ...

“Bridge” programs that help adult students acquire the skills necessary to succeed in postsecondary education are gaining momentum and could play a vital role in fulfilling the nation’s ...

When she entered Smith four years ago as a student of color and first-generation college student, Yenelsa Duran ’16 says it was hard to feel that she belonged on campus. Looking back, Duran credits ...

Philip Gibert received no funds from his family to help with college costs and had no idea how to navigate the college application processes. This led to a difficult transition into university life, ...

Veteran and Military Affairs anticipates hosting the next Veteran Bridge Program in August 2021. The program is designed to assist student veterans in acclimating to the CU Boulder campus, while ...

Rice University president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from ...

Leaders at Portland State University created the Summer Bridge Scholars Program to help incoming freshmen adapt to college after an unconventional end of high school. As the program wraps up this week ...

As part of Princeton University's ongoing efforts to increase diversity and inclusion, three academic departments have created pilot programs that build bridges between undergraduate coursework and ...

Delaware’s Bridge Program offers an advanced language pathway for high school students who have scored at least a 4 in the AP language and culture (or literature) exam. Students have the opportunity ...