This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many university administrators across the country, Nancy Schreiber, Provost and VPAA of Salve Regina University, faced a tough decision around an underperforming program. Her options were fairly straightforward: shutter…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Community colleges are a critical access point to higher education in the United States. Last year, roughly 1,000 community colleges enrolled more than 5.5 million students. These schools are also…
Podcasts have been helping high school senior Maggie Borgen cope with stress during the pandemic. So she decided to make her own, sharing her advice and reflections on the student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s evolving Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem (TVET) faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the national lockdown, organisations had to remain shut for 7-8 months, until…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Four in five high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a new survey by consultancy EAB. It polled 15,291 students, 40% of whom were seniors. However,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Employers remain confident in the value of higher education but continue to think new graduates lack the skills needed to succeed in the workplace, according to a survey of nearly 500 executives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The University of Wisconsin’s Stevens Point campus announced a plan to eliminate 13 humanities and social science majors, including English, history, political science, and foreign languages, while expanding programs such as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Houston in 2017, the category 4 storm destroyed thousands of houses and left much of the city underwater. At the time, officials at Western Governors University, an online college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California colleges and universities should permanently adopt policies that were put in place to better support students during the pandemic. These practices can help students graduate more quickly, lessening debt…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 30 years, women have increased their presence in the housing market, with the homeownership rate of households led by women rising while the homeownership rate of households…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When COVID-19 arrived last year, Phoenix, like cities around the world, faced devastating health and economic consequences. As businesses temporarily closed and social distancing requirements were implemented to save lives,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State tax appropriations for higher education fell 1.8% in fiscal 2021, but the losses were uneven among states and concentrated in the two-year sector, according to an analysis from the State…