This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Florida residents who lost their jobs or had their hours reduced due to the pandemic were looking to retrain for new employment last fall, Valencia College sprung into action.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Will California colleges return to normal after the coronavirus pandemic? Lande Ajose hopes not. The pandemic forced postsecondary institutions into triage mode and left working-class students with difficult decisions. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some would-be first-year students stayed home out of fear they’d contract the virus or spread it to vulnerable family members. Others stuck around to support siblings with online learning. And…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. University of Michigan students know a little something about how difficult it can be to get a resistant administration to stop investing in fossil fuels. It took years of demonstrating,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last several weeks, it has become clearer what the post-COVID-19 higher education landscape will look like. The trends that will shape the sector’s future are not new. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hispanic-Serving Institutions make up 17 percent of all U.S. public and nonprofit colleges—yet they enroll 67 percent of all Hispanic and Latino undergraduates. That data, published in April, underscores the huge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After a year of interrupted learning and adapting to virtual classes, families and educators are intensely worried about how to make up for lost instruction. The scope is staggering. Millions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sharp changes in student behaviors, priorities and expectations in recent months have forced higher education institutions to think differently. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that there is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 80% of higher education faculty report helping students with mental health issues, and 90% of faculty believe those issues have gotten worse during the pandemic, a nationwide survey finds.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Michigan launched a free college program for frontline workers last year during the pandemic, state officials expected to receive around 15,000 applicants. Instead, the program, called Futures for Frontliners, drew 120,000.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a junior who is studying bioengineering, Amida Koroma has been a fixture on the dean’s list at the University of Maryland. Yet Koroma, who is Black, said she feels…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from the Manhattan Institute provides recommendations for a workforce training program for individuals that do not have a college degree. • The report maintains…