Strategies and Innovations that Support Student Parents

Parents who want to improve their economic opportunity through education often encounter scheduling conflicts, child care challenges, and other major ...
July 14, 2020
Students who are parents need access to networks to create social capital and to achieve their goals, such as completion of a postsecondary credential...
July 14, 2020
Addressing mental health and trauma is a persistent concern for students who are parents. While more research is needed to understand the specific men...
July 14, 2020
Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) initiative is a partnership with Imaginable Futures and the ECMC Foundat...
April 2, 2020
This brief shares insights from a strategic session organized by Ascend’s Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) initiative that included 15 or...
November 14, 2019
With 22 percent of the undergraduate student population comprised of parents, policymakers and institutions must explore the unique needs of this popu...
April 11, 2019