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Latest Release - March 2026

Strengthening College Student Mental Health: A Practical Playbook for the State of Texas

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All Research

Read past research reports and insight briefs sorted by publication date.

Person operating a machine in a workshop. Mapping the Dallas P-TECH Landscape
Exterior photo of a U.S. Department of Education building sign with the department seal, next to a U.S. flag. Initial Analysis of the "Do No Harm" Earnings Test
Students sit and talk on tiered indoor steps in a bright, modern academic building, some reading notebooks or tablets, while one student stands on the steps speaking with another; planters and floor cushions are visible nearby. Transfer Pathways and Economic Mobility
Road with the word start and a sign for college ahead Who Stays? Increasing Student Retention
A daughter holds her father's hand How Dallas College Shapes Family Earnings
A child and parent holding hands while walking forward Student Stories of Intergenerational Mobility
A photograph of students walking away from the viewer Dallas College-Going Rates and Opportunity Youth
Photo of Dallas College graduation in May 2025 First Destinations of Dallas College Graduates
An advisor counsels a struggling student Student Attrition Before Census Day
Group of high school students smiling for a selfie Dual Credit Education and Underrepresented Students
A photo of a college student holding books Economic Value at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Dallas College dual credit students attend their graduation ceremony Career Outcomes for Dallas Dual Credit Students
A student fills out form at a desk with a calculator nearby Alumni Survey Perceptions of Debt

More to Explore

View the Research Institute's archived projects from previous academic years.

A graduation cap rests atop a pile of cash Financial Value of College
Students sit around a table, viewed from above College-to-Career Journey
Graduates through their caps into the air Alumni Studies
A teacher shows young students how to use a microscope Dual Credit
A student writes at a desk with stacks of coins in front of them Student Loan Debt
A laptop displaying charts and graphs Data Dashboards
Updated March 25, 2026