ReUp Education

New Report: Supporting Stopout Students

More Americans are going to college than ever before, but only 58% of four-year students graduate within six years. The rest — who are disproportionately low-income, first-generation, and/or students of color— will not finish a degree; they’ll stop out. Stopping out has significant implications for lifelong earning power. Student debt accumulation exacerbates the earning loss; students who stop out typically face the worst of all worlds, debt without a credential to help them earn their way out. Because of the additional barriers they face in returning and graduating, stopout students require support that looks fundamentally different from the traditional student. […]

U.S. Colleges Team Up to Bring Stopouts Back to School

SAN FRANCISCO— June 16, 2020 — Students who have some college experience but no degree have a new path to graduation, thanks to a national initiative launched today by thirteen colleges including Eastern Michigan University, University of Idaho, Brandman University, and University of Tennessee, Martin. The first-of-its-kind initiative, called the ReUp Network, will enable students to complete their degree from one of 300 academic programs at partner institutions, to start, regardless of where they began their college studies.  “Far too many students start college and never complete. But earning a degree can have a dramatic impact on their employability, earnings, […]

Let’s stand together in solidarity

Recent events across the country, including the senseless murders of Black Americans like Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery, demonstrate how far we have to go as a country to embrace diversity and end racial inequality. Systemic racism remains endemic to American society, and we stand alongside our Black colleagues, partners, and students in calling for, and working towards, a more just and equitable future. ReUp was founded to address the college completion crisis in this country, which has disproportionately impacted students of color and their families. And if education is truly the great equalizer, we must continue our […]

There’s a Better Way: Why Loan Forgiveness Is Not the Be-All, End-All Solution to Reduce Student Debt

Some credit, no degree. That’s a big factor in our nation’s student debt crisis. If you leave school before graduation, you must pay off your loan for a credential you don’t have. This scenario is also tied to earning potential, which creates a classic Catch-22 for students: “I need a better job to pay off my student loan… but I need to go back to school to earn a degree… so that I can get a better job.” The reasons students want to return to school are also often the reasons they aren’t able to return to school. We hear […]

A letter from our CEO

ReUp friends, What a year it’s been! As we head into the holidays, we’ve taken a moment to reflect on everything that’s happened over the last twelve months — and we’re thrilled to share some of those happenings with you.  In 2019, ReUp Education: Made new friends. This year, our community of partners grew 105%. We now work with 39 colleges and universities in 15 states across the country. Helped more students. In 2019, we worked with over 127,000 students – nearly doubling the 66,000 students we worked with in 2018. An additional 750 students graduated with ReUp’s help this […]

ReUp Education named ‘Innovator of the Year’ by Education Dive

We are honored to announce that Education Dive: Higher Ed has named ReUp Education ‘Innovator of the Year’!  “The people and organizations that win the Dive Awards are trailblazers and leaders in their markets,” said Davide Savenije, editor-in-chief of Education Dive’s publisher Industry Dive. “Their achievements in 2019 are shaping the future of where the latest strategies and trends are going.”  2019 has been a year of growth and innovation for ReUp. Our unique tech-enabled service allows us to find, support and bring back stopped-out students at scale. To date, ReUp has helped more than 10,000 students return to college, […]

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