This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Universities are identifying at-risk students and working on solutions to help them graduate, whilst leaving the other percentage of students with less attention and the assumption that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • An aging population ensures increasing demand for nurses, who are not easily replaced by automation technology. Nurses are paid well and can expect job security in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Lack of access to universities and sufficient internet access for online classes is keeping many Americans from higher education. • How can existing schools attract more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alana Dunagan at The Christensen Insitute lays out the ways that higher education is affected by technology, and how institutions can make positive gains by shifting their models…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The rapidly shifting landscape of technology and democracy in the United States presents unique challenges, but the right education can prepare students and guard against democratic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This year the Yale School of Management launched a new conference that discussed the legalization and industry of marijuana. Yale hosts many conferences that gain a lot…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Forbes, Tom Vander Ark examines the importance of raising the number of U.S. adults with higher education credentials and focuses on the efforts of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic profiles a Princeton University course taught by Australian professor of bioethics Peter Singer on “practical ethics.” Students are asked to ponder questions related to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Academic advisors are uniquely positioned to understand patterns of struggle and success among students, and can, therefore, best recommend system-wide improvements. • Who is usually involved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wayfinding Academy supports students on a journey to self-discovery. With no grades and a flexible curriculum, this school makes sure students get what they want out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Atlantic examines how we need to rethink higher education to adapt to the new economy. This “third wave” of education (after high school and college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A significant portion of college students struggle with food security, a new report shows. Although the exact findings should be taken with a grain of salt,…