Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
Many people in higher ed circles recoil at the idea of merging institutions.
But recent events—including last week’s news that Antioch University and Otterbein University are teaming up to create a new national system of nonprofit colleges and universities—make this an opportune time to revisit an April 2021 discussion about transformative cross-college collaborations in a time of constrained resources.
In a field that emphasizes research, professors more interested in teaching often sacrifice job security and career advancement. Could formalized teaching tracks provide a path forward?
Designed well, these tracks have the potential to put a dent in two significant challenges facing higher ed: faculty burnout and disappointing educational outcomes.
Douglas Winfrey was already considering a career as an auto mechanic. But a visit to the campus of Milwaukee Area Technical College made the idea more real for the rising Rufus King High School senior.
Winfrey's exposure to college life—and a possible future profession—is courtesy of Lead Generation, a new summer program aimed at giving high school students hands-on experiences to help them prepare for college and learn about career opportunities. Most participants are low-income, students of color, and first-generation students.
For some students, the standard of sexual and reproductive health services provided by many colleges is no longer good enough, not with the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Students want colleges to expand access to abortion, reduce the stress and obstacles, and give women more autonomy and control over the process. Schools, meanwhile, are resisting.
With perfect pitch, Liam Glynn sails through Mozart and Vivaldi. But because he has a significant developmental disability, he cannot earn a high school diploma, and therefore his dream of becoming a classroom music aide is just that—a dream.
A new program funded in California's budget aims to change that. For the first time, students with significant cognitive disabilities will be able to earn a high school diploma—and a gateway to better jobs.
Higher education’s accreditation system is meant to ensure that colleges provide quality education and are financially healthy. Without a seal of approval from federally recognized accreditors, colleges can’t receive federal financial aid.
But concerns abound that colleges can switch to more lenient accreditors to avoid punishment for poor student outcomes. New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education will make that harder.