This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In episode 27 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Daniel Blake and Joellen Nicholson, Managing Directors of University Impact, on using Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) to innovate and scale impact investing. University…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High school students today spend an increasing proportion of their time thinking about getting into college. Yet applying to college tells students next to nothing about what to expect there.…
Community colleges and their partners can do more to train students for the workforce, a process that should start as early as middle school, community college leaders and experts said…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early October, two opponents for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates took turns laying out their political stances in front of a small, intimate crowd. But this wasn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly half of college women in intimate relationships report experiencing violent and abusive behaviors from their partners, according to information compiled by the National Domestic Violence Hotline. In fact, college and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade, brick-and-mortar outposts have popped up across the U.S. to offer students who take online college courses a physical space to study and interact. In Denver, there’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before COVID-19 came to campus, mental health treatment was an in-person affair. Fewer than 8% of colleges offered telephone therapy in 2019, and only 3% offered video, a survey of campus counseling center directors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2020 — just as it did in 2019, and 2018. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have accelerated this decline, the drop has been underway for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College enrollment fell 3.5% in the spring term compared to the prior year, representing about 600,000 fewer students and marking the steepest annual drop in a decade, according to final…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The CHLOE report typically captures trends in online education, but the sixth installment also asked college officials about how their institutions were impacted by the pandemic and how they expect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite efforts for greater inclusion, individuals with disabilities, especially people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD), remain significantly undervalued and underutilized in the workplace. The stigma attached to disability…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Clint Myrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010, he left with two consequential pieces of paper: a diploma for a bachelor’s degree in music education — and…