This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Despite promises of predominantly white colleges to increase faculty diversity, The Hechinger Report reveals that the hiring of nonwhite staff has declined in recent years. · Why…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • As the costs of colleges and universities continue to rise, Christensen Institute explores whether the price of tuition really has a strong return on investment. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dual enrollment programs allow high schoolers to take college courses before they pursue post-secondary education in order to obtain credits. • What are the barriers for some students participating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge describes a new effort from a group of 25 universities across the U.S. to make analytics easier to use on campus: It centers on “data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Education Dive reports on how colleges are breaking ground on high- and low-tech spaces that give students and faculty new ways to engage. • These spaces…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Brookings Institution released a report that praises the CUNY ASAP program, a community college model that is proven to drive student success and achievement. • What…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Grant Cornwell argues that liberal arts education is an avenue for avoiding the damage of lies and misinformation that permeate our culture today. • What are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The U.S. Department of Education is making changes to the College Scorecard, which is an online database that includes all pertinent information about colleges and universities. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Charlie Javice is the founder of FRANK, an online platform that helps students complete the FAFSA form quickly and efficiently, and provides other services that help students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · A large number of college students today are dropping out for school due to financial reasons. MarketWatch explains that although finding funding for the initiative is difficult,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Education Dive, The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will be funding a new program called Rhode2College where high-achieving, low-income Rhode Island students are paid for every step they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for EdSource, Omar Butler talks about the struggles with back-to-school time and explains that a large number of college students fail to return to college due to…