By Jason Gonzales | Chalkbeat Colorado
Rural students may graduate high school at higher rates than their peers, but they’re also less likely to end up on a college campus.
The University of Denver wants to change that statistic through a partnership that’s brought together 32 prominent public and private universities to help rural students learn about their college options, help them enroll, and support them to graduation.
Last week, the Denver private university announced its participation in the Small Town and Rural Students College Network, or the STARS College Network, now in its second year. Participating schools include private institutions like Yale, Vanderbilt, and Duke, historically Black university Spelman College, and public flagships such as the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley.