Introduction / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro -- From high school to college : raising expectations and lowering financial burdens -- Increasing college access and graduation among Chicago public high school graduates / Melissa Roderick and Jenny Nagaoka -- Financial aid at public flagship universities / Michael S. McPherson, Morton Owen Schapiro, and Francie E. Streich -- What the Gates Millennium Scholars program can tell us about success in college / William T. Trent -- What do we know about succeeding in college? -- Questioning our assumptions about college requirements / James E. Rosenbaum and Lisbeth J. Goble -- Measuring college success : evidence and policy challenges / Sarah E. Turner -- Heterogeneity and higher education / Jeffrey A. Smith -- College success : a presidential perspective -- Institutional perspectives on student success / David W. Breneman -- College success in the long arc of life / Diana Chapman Walsh -- College success : student and faculty perspectives -- Ask the students : a good way to enhance their success / Richard J. Light -- What is good college teaching? / Susan L. Engel -- Looking beyond material success -- Assessing the college contribution to civic engagement / Thomas S. Dee -- Conclusion / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro