The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has been selected to join a new national initiative focused on improving college success and economic mobility for students in rural communities, university officials announced Monday.
UH Hilo is one of 17 public universities nationwide chosen for the inaugural Rural Student Success Network, a program led by Ithaka S+R in partnership with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
The campus is the only institution from Hawaiʻi — and the only school in the Pacific region — included in the cohort…