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Cyber boot camps fall short for some students
From The Wall Street Journal: “Globally, about 2.7 million cybersecurity professionals are needed—but not available—to defend organizations, according to the International Information System Security Certification… Read More
Colleges should spend covid-relief funds on mental-health support, education department says
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Colleges were initially instructed to use the funding for student financial aid and basic-needs support, among other things. …… Read More
The exit interview
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Most of the presidents interviewed here, though not all, have led institutions well-positioned to weather the economic storms and… Read More
Tuition discounts hit another record high
From Inside Higher Ed: “The average tuition discount at private nonprofit colleges hit another record high last year, according to a new National Association of… Read More
An off-brand hire
From Inside Higher Ed: “A newly hired administrator at Morehouse College has sparked divisions and debate among alumni about who can represent the institution. Some… Read More
Decline in male, Black and Latino students planning on college
From Inside Higher Ed: “The percentage of male, Latino and Black high school seniors who want to go to college has declined in the last… Read More
Chinese student flows tipped to peak within five years
From Times Higher Education: “The number of Chinese students pursuing degrees abroad will likely ‘peak within five years, and then enter a track of stagnation… Read More
Zelensky addresses U.S. universities on rebuilding higher ed, bringing back students
From United Press International: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to American university administrators, students and professors Monday to help his country’s higher education sector rebuild… Read More
Inflation swells tuition prices
From Inside Higher Ed: “College tuition largely held steady during the pandemic. Now rampant inflation is pushing tuition costs up, with some institutions approving steep… Read More
Tide of exits without degrees still rising
From Inside Higher Ed: “The number of students in the United States who have attended college but left before receiving a credential, certificate or degree… Read More
Adults can return to college, finish, and thrive—with a little support
From Lumina Foundation: “A new report shows that most adults who return to college can persevere and graduate if they have enough time and financial… Read More
Bringing back students with no credentials
From Community College Daily: “Colorado’s Pueblo Community College (PCC) zeroed in when it learned that about 6,000 former PCC students didn’t earn a credential, said… Read More
Why having two types of elite universities will restore confidence in U.S. higher education
From Forbes: “For decades, a disproportionate amount of attention has been paid to and showered upon a tiny number of the most selective colleges and… Read More
Q&A: Western Governors University provides a model for online student support
From EdTech Focus on Higher Education: “WGU’s David Morales explains how the online university uses technology for a personalized student experience. … WGU just started… Read More
Dips in subscribers and a fight for your attention: How ed tech looks a lot like Netflix
From protocol: “Early last month, Codecademy, the learning platform known for teaching millions how to code online, finalized its agreement to be acquired by Skillsoft…. Read More
Why it’s so hard for college students who are parents to actually earn their degrees
From Money: “About 4.8 million undergraduate students in the U.S. are parents, according to a 2021 report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)…. Read More
A 22-year-old TikToker accepted by MIT, Yale, and Stanford is making six figures helping kids get into their dream colleges
From Fortune: “Khan brainstormed tips and tricks that he wished would have been available when he was in high school. On TikTok as @goharsguide, Khan… Read More
Latitudes: Complicating the narrative on confucius institutes
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Confucius Institute instructors receive little political training and experience minimal day-to-day monitoring while teaching abroad, new research suggests, yet… Read More
Many certificate programs don’t pay off, but colleges want to keep offering them anyway
From The Hechinger Report: “… research from the nonprofit National Student Legal Defense Network and scholars at George Washington University shows that nearly two-thirds of… Read More
Colleges are losing students. Is that a growth opportunity for Coursera?
From EdSurge: “These days, colleges are finding it hard to keep students coming through their doors. … To Coursera … this may represent an opportunity… Read More
The skills fetish is fragmenting education and careers
From Times Higher Education: “The preoccupation with skills is a more recent variant of human capital theory. Developed in the 1960s, this argues that increased… Read More
Clarifying the alternative: Why higher ed needs to better define microcredential skills
From Modern Campus: “On this week’s episode of Illumination, host Amrit Ahluwalia is joined by Dennis Di Lorenzo, Higher Education Consultant and Chief Business Officer… Read More
Are corporate interests taking over US higher education?
From Times Higher Education: “Cases just in recent weeks include Brown University and the University of Pittsburgh weighing new ethics-related donor limits; Johns Hopkins University… Read More
How study abroad may affect academic success
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Students who study abroad are more likely to graduate on time — and students from underrepresented minority groups or… Read More
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