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.
Student government leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are leading a national effort that calls for the Trump administration to step back from its attempts to control student activities and the curriculum on college campuses. The students are circulating a letter that accuses the White House of politicizing higher education, targeting international students, and threatening funding at schools that do not end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
More than 120 student government leaders from more than 30 colleges have signed on. Adolfo Alvarez, student body president at UNC-Chapel Hill, explains more about why students felt the need to launch this campaign.
Oklahoma wants some of its less-expensive universities to cut travel and operational costs, consolidate departments, and reduce energy use—all in the name of saving money. Still, state policymakers think there are more efficiencies to be found.
Oklahoma is not alone. State leaders, taking cues from Elon Musk, are cutting higher education budgets. The efforts coincide with other state-level measures intended to rein in colleges and universities.
"Daniel" is a high school senior in rural North Carolina. Soon, he will graduate with a high school diploma, an associate degree, and a paralegal certification from a local community college. He’s just 17, but he’ll be able to apply for positions at law firms and begin earning an almost $50,000 salary straight out of high school.
A community college program is responsible for helping Daniel get ahead of the curve. But many first-generation students, families, and educators fear for the future of such educational opportunities because of what they call President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant vision.
Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere. Indeed, adoption rates of AI have been faster than many other technological advances, rivaled only by the Internet and smartphones. Investment in AI has also been rapid and substantial.
This podcast explores the interplay between higher education and artificial intelligence and how academic institutions are responding to the proliferation of AI in the workplace and economy. From addressing social inequities to preparing cities for the economy of the future, the conversation highlights the transformative potential of AI when nurtured within higher education and the trade-offs that must be made in an education system wired for the past.
Four years ago, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors endorsed a call to double the number of underrepresented faculty by 2030 and to develop a plan for building a student population that better reflected the state’s racial and socioeconomic diversity. The university’s president, James E. Ryan, said the move signaled that “becoming a more diverse, equitable place is both the right and the smart thing to do.”
On Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to rescind any such numerical goals as part of a sweeping effort to appease the federal government and wipe out evidence of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Many students graduating from college this year—in the midst of economic uncertainty and massive changes to higher education—graduated from high school in 2021, as pandemic restrictions were lifting but not over yet.
In this interview, six graduating Central Kentucky college seniors share what it’s like to be leaving college and entering adult life at this moment in time.
