Higher Education

Higher Education News…

NYC is beefing up career programs in education, technology, business, and health care. Officials are also offering hundreds of paid, three-year apprenticeships.

College students report more anxiety and depression than ever before. The good news is more also report receiving therapy or counseling.

Today’s high school graduates are increasingly questioning whether higher education is worth it, and that’s pushing colleges to rethink the value they …

COVID-19 has made it clear to higher education institutions that it’s time to take an innovative approach to the way things have always been done. But in the midst of fluctuating…

Traditional postsecondary education paths may be losing their luster as students turn away from four-year college degree programs at growing rates. This shift, driven by financial and post-degree considerations, enhances the popularity…

As a shortage of workers pushes wages higher in the skilled trades, the financial return from a bachelor’s degree is softening, even as the price, and the average debt into which it plunges students, remain high.

Here are four systemic challenges I see in higher education, and how industry leaders can help address them.

New research finds a correlation between poor sleep and suicide risk in college-aged adults, as well as ways to potentially reduce the risk.

Finishing is college is hard, especially for those who are the first in their families to seek a higher education. So take guilt-free advantage of available resources.

New York City joined a disturbing national trend in 2022: the rise of antisemitic crimes. According to the New York Police Department, antisemitic crimes across the five boroughs jumped by 125% since last year.

The unintended consequences of oversimplified solutions to complex problems are harming California’s community colleges; we need foundational and systemic shifts to fundamentally improve student success.