A new guidebook dedicated to promoting college opportunity for students traditionally underserved in higher education has included the University of South Florida in its inaugural edition.

The College Access & Opportunity Guide, produced by the Center for Student Opportunity, credits USF for several programs that help recruit, admit and enroll historically underrepresented students.

Those programs include Access USF, which assists high school students in understanding financial aid opportunities and the college admission process, and Project Thrust, which offers advising and counseling support tailored to fit the needs of individual minority students.

USF is among more than 225 colleges and universities nationwide that are featured in the guide. The schools were selected for inclusion by a national independent advisory committee made up of college presidents and chief administrators, college access and community-based organization leaders, and higher education association officials.

Donna Winchester, higher education reporter