This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As more colleges are expanding or adding programs that help students with intellectual disabilities, federal funding is running out for some of these initiatives next year.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Bruce DeBoskey highlights a Malcolm Gladwell talk in which Gladwell says philanthropic dollars are “going to the wrong places for the wrong reasons” in higher education.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • La’Tonya Rease Miles discusses the unique ways that colleges can support first-generation students. • What are the needs of first-generation students in your community? How are colleges…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Marvin Krislov shares three ways that Pace University is working to recruit and support underrepresented college students. • What are colleges in your area doing to reach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Aaron Cantú explains how colleges are trying to tackle the challenges first-generation students face by enlisting their parents for help. • How can funders help to build…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explains how the 1994 crime bill that ended Pell Grants for prisoners reduced college participation and eliminated college programs. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Marcus explores the decline of middle-class enrollment in higher education and how universities are trying to attract this important demographic. • Is tuition the only barrier to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: What does it take to combat intolerance? Students at a Virginia high school find out. Students at McLean High School are taking an elective course on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cengage Unlimited helped Concorde Career Colleges and Allen University educate the whole student with course materials that focused on careers and academics simultaneously. • How can universities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Community college leaders reveal the keys to success for implementing guided pathways initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for students. • How can funders best support community college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Maysa Kalbout discusses the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation’s collaboration and utilization of technology in making higher education attainable for Arab youth. • How can some of the Abdulla…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Career-connected learning encourages employers and educators to work together to combine classroom instruction and relevant work experience that will lead students on a positive path forward. …