Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
President-elect Donald J. Trump issued a bold campaign promise to his voters: He would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and give states all power to control education. However, many experts say that promise will be an extremely difficult one to keep.
Still, without cutting out the department itself, the incoming Trump administration, buoyed by right-wing support to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programs on college campuses, could alter key parts of the department’s budget and policies in ways that would be felt by schools and students nationwide.
College business and financial officers are facing significant challenges these days, as a broad range of institutions grapple with revenue pressures resulting from enrollment declines and increased operating costs. Those challenges could continue for the foreseeable future.
In this interview, leaders of the National Association of College and University Business Officers share how they hope to reenvision—and rebrand—the role of college executives.
Robots are stepping out. Once relegated to factories and warehouses, next-generation robots are popping up in public spaces—from retail stores to museums—cleaning, cooking, and even conversing with humans.
Improvements in "brainpower," particularly the adoption of the technology behind ChatGPT, along with a surge of investments, are driving their public debut, and 2025 could mark a turning point in what robots can do.
When the parents of Sonia Gutierrez first moved to western Colorado from Mexico, they had plans to save up money before returning to their homeland. They ultimately put those plans on hold, deciding instead to remain in the United States so their children would have better opportunities to further their education.
Gutierrez fulfilled her parents' dreams in December, when she received her degree from Colorado Mesa University and became the first college graduate in her family.
Last month, Anuj Pokhrel found himself in a new two-story open space at George Mason University that could accommodate more students—as well as drones, wheeled robots navigating staged rocky terrain, and even doglike machines that can easily push open and walk through a door.
Pokhrel is experiencing George Mason’s Fuse building, a $254 million, 345,000-square-foot public-private project designed to bring academic labs focused on technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality together with office space for industry leaders to work alongside professors and students.
Faculty guidance can be one of the most transformative aspects of the college experience. Research also shows that faculty connections can have a strong, positive impact on student success. Yet, there is often no formal expectation for faculty to take on this role.
Forsyth Technical Community College in North Carolina aims to change that.
