What colleges should do to keep degrees from being segregated

Students enter college with majors split by race and gender. They graduate the same way, a Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality report said.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 15, 2022

Short-Term Pell didn’t make it into August’s CHIPS Act. Where does it go from here?

Several paths remain for expanding Pell Grants to programs as short as eight weeks, but they're unlikely, especially before November's midterms.

By Lilah Burke • Sept. 9, 2022

How one nonprofit is looking beyond ‘generic tools’ to help HBCUs boost retention

The Partnership for Education Advancement's CEO discusses working to boost technology at HBCUs and colleges that drive social mobility.

By Rick Seltzer • Sept. 9, 2022

Colleges prepare to expand programming when Pell Grants are reinstated for prison education in 2023

Programs will be required to support students holistically, with academic advising, career advising and easily transferable credits.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 8, 2022

Over 1 in 20 students at a state flagship are caregivers, researchers found. They face these challenges.

Students with caregiving responsibilities were disproportionately women, receiving financial aid and attending college part time, researchers found.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 8, 2022

Skills-based learning is the key to improving ROI in education

Colleges must make sure students leave with hands-on experience, not just theoretical understanding, argues the executive director of Turing School.

By Jeff Casimir • Sept. 6, 2022

Expand post-baccalaureate offerings to help diversify faculty, researchers say

More bridge programs between undergraduate and graduate studies can boost low-income students and students of color, according to Ithaka S+R.

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 1, 2022

Turn to these ABCs to help a generation of college students devastated by the pandemic

Reaching learners now means going beyond waiving standardized test scores, argues the provost of The College of Health Care Professions.

By Joanitt Montano • Aug. 22, 2022

College students who are parents face wide affordability gap, study finds

Parents making minimum wage must work 50-plus hours a week for tuition and child care. Colleges can help, but pay needs to rise, the Education Trust says.

By Lilah Burke • Aug. 19, 2022

How colleges can help neurodivergent students succeed

The dean of Beacon College's student success center discusses how the college navigated the pandemic and supports students with disabilities.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 19, 2022

California bill advances to clamp down further on community colleges’ remedial courses

The measure builds on a law passed in 2017 requiring two-year institutions to steer most students into transfer-level classes.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 18, 2022

How can leaders bridge the gap between higher ed and employers?

Report suggests making culture changes in higher ed and finding places colleges and employers can share space.

By Lilah Burke • Aug. 17, 2022

Fluid students flowing in and out of education are higher ed’s future. Here’s how colleges must adapt.

The Universities at Shady Grove's executive director adapts the fluid fan idea reshaping the business of sports, shedding light on higher ed's future.

By Anne Khademian • Aug. 15, 2022

75% of master’s programs with high debt and low earnings are at private nonprofits

Urban Institute report undermines narrative that programs with poor student outcomes are all at for-profit colleges and in the humanities.

By Lilah Burke • Aug. 12, 2022

Eastern Gateway president: Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 status ‘has no impact’ on students

Regulators added to the Ohio community college's administrative burdens this week, but nothing changed for students, President Michael Geoghegan said.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 10, 2022

What happened when the Common App offered college students proactive admission?

The organization began piloting a program last year admitting students to some institutions before they’d even applied. It says early results are promising.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 10, 2022

Nondegree pathways interest employers and Gen Z — but they still view them as too risky

A new survey found the two groups have similar views on the importance of skills-based hiring but want more information and options.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 9, 2022

College leaders appear at White House to discuss Dobbs fallout

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a meeting where administrators raised concerns from student well-being to how their medical schools will teach.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 8, 2022

President Speaks: What Agnes Scott College learned about recreating in-person experiences online

The private women’s college prides itself on offering in-person experiences, but it had to switch gears during the early days of the pandemic.

By Leocadia I. Zak • Aug. 8, 2022

Communication is a diversity, equity and inclusion challenge. Is your institution treating it like one?

The ability to communicate is an area overlooked amid efforts to provide accessible and equitable student support.

Aug. 8, 2022

Meet 2 professors studying the faculty who teach critical race theory where it’s under fire

Kaleb Briscoe and Veronica Jones Baldwin are also examining legislation targeting the academic construct that's become a political flashpoint.

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Aug. 8, 2022

What to know about Opportunity Insights’ new economic mobility data

Colleges scored poorly on a measure of whether people are likely to form friendships across class lines — a challenge for the higher ed sector.

By Laura Spitalniak • Aug. 3, 2022

Arizona State University launches IT apprenticeship

Apprenticeship programs are one way employers are attempting to navigate a tight labor market, especially in tech.

By Kathryn Moody • Aug. 2, 2022

College students average less than 22 credits in their first year, too few to graduate on time

A National Student Clearinghouse initiative examines challenges to timely undergraduate degree completion, including disparities by race and ethnicity.

By Rick Seltzer • Aug. 2, 2022

3 ways to help your students become job-ready

Learn three ways you can help students become job-ready with hands-on learning and real-world technology.

July 25, 2022