This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Higher education data is largely self-reported. The lack of student-level data means there is less transparency on how students are doing in programs or the trajectory of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Students and faculty are finding that their universities aren’t spending money in a way that they find to be reasonable and responsible. • What stakeholders should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louisiana’s TOPS scholarship was intended to support low-income students through college, but because of rising costs of tuition, the scholarships are primarily used by well-off white families. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A digital learning chat included discussions about the potential uses and challenges of artificial intelligence in higher education. • Have you seen higher education institutions implementing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pell grants provide an opportunity to reduce recidivism and improve former-inmates lives. • How could other education programs replace or supplement Pell grants for prisoners? How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports on the surprising success of California’s prison education system, which offers many face-to-face college classes for inmates and re-entry programs, making a transition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christensen Institute looks into WeWork’s new investments in coding bootcamps, as well as an initiative to help low-income earners gain access, and speculates as to whether…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Parkland Students Check Their White Privilege By Acknowledging Black Activists Battling Gun Violence Vibe reports on how Parkland students engaged with young activists of color from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Eight years after graduating college, Libby Kane writes for Business Insider about the regrets she had, including not seizing enough opportunities. • It’s worth looking back…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author of this Business Insider article, Megan Nye, has decided not to pay for her son’s college education not because she’s a callous parent, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ensuring that students can make the most of their educational experiences is key to meeting demand in the high-skill labor market. • How can existing partnership…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community college students face more challenges because of the lack of resources and funding allotted to their schools. • Struggling with challenges such as food insecurity and…