This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive explains the need to give special education students the same support for higher ed as their peers, especially during the transition from high school.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • College admissions officers discuss how difficult it is to diversify student bodies, as well as how to define diversity on college campuses. • How is the social/political climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author provides an overview of how “nudging” in higher education can drive student success, through targeted digital text alerts that offer support services for students. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This Business Insider post discusses 529 college savings plans and addresses some of the common misconceptions associated with them — including using them for K-12 education. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Leah Rodriguez at Global Citizen explains how Paul Goetchius helped a number of low-income college students get home for the holidays by volunteering with On Point for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Marcus reports the United States has not reached the graduation rate goal that President Obama set in 2009. • Are these goals realistic and desirable? How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: · Eran Ben-Ari, Top Hat’s Chief Product Officer, presents nine faculty trends to watch in the coming year. · Will there be more politically charged conversations in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Wits University launched its Wits Citizenship and Community Outreach (WCCO) programme, which runs a food bank on campus so that students can don’t have to worry about their next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper, writing for Education Dive, discusses the implications of sharing student data with universities in an attempt to increase enrollment. • What are the potential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert Abare, writing for the Urban Institute, highlights the views of Rebecca Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, on the reasons why research universities could be an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In this post from EdSurge, Sydney Johnson highlights the changes that students want to see on their campuses. • How do student’s desires for improvements in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author wants to disrupt the “failure is okay” narrative, because for many people, failure is not okay, and failure does not affect everyone in the…