Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
The stressful process of college admissions is undergoing a transformation. As competition for students intensifies, more states desperate for workforce talent and schools dependent on tuition dollars are turning to direct admission—a system in which students receive college acceptance offers and scholarships before they even apply.
This podcast delves into the current state of college admissions and whether direct admission is a viable solution for colleges and students or merely a temporary fix for a more significant enrollment crisis.
The federal government says it has cut or frozen billions of dollars’ worth of grants and contracts to high-profile universities, ending potentially lifesaving studies and critically needed training, according to the researchers.
The Trump administration’s cuts have also affected the Teachers College of Columbia University. On March 7, the same day the federal government announced $400 million in cuts to Columbia University, the federal government terminated two Teachers College grants focused on training educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
In a timely and just-released publication, education experts outline concrete strategies to support Black student success in college amid growing national pressures on diversity initiatives and following the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting race-conscious admissions.
The brief spotlights several successful programs, including Sacramento State University's Black Honors College—the nation's first, established in 2024. It also features Compton College's comprehensive food security program, which provides students with one free meal daily and $20 weekly farmers' market vouchers.
Many students are wondering if their majors will still exist or if certain jobs will be available after graduation as a result of funding reductions and grant cancellations to university research projects, as well as staff and program cuts to federal agencies like the Internal Revenue Service and the National Park Service.
Students from eight California colleges and universities offer insight on whether they are still confident in their chosen fields of study given the uncertainty around the future of higher education funding and shifting priorities from the federal government.
Across the country, millions of Americans with unpaid student loans are discovering that years of patience and forgiveness from the U.S. government have officially come to an end.
Stacy Cowley, a business reporter for The New York Times, explains what is behind the change of heart, the financial consequences for borrowers, and the larger reckoning that it may cause about how Americans pay for higher education.
Illinois residents on both sides of the political aisle strongly support increasing state funding for public colleges and universities, according to a new study by the nonpartisan research group Public Agenda.
Public Agenda's Andrew Seligsohn says the survey results show a stark disconnect between the views of the general public on secondary education and those of the Trump administration, which has been cutting funding from colleges and universities that it believes are too liberal.
