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Swipe Out Hunger
From Swipe Hunger: “Swipe Out Hunger is the national nonprofit powering the movement to end college student hunger. We collaborate with colleges, legislators, and the… Read More
Transfer enrollment ticked up 4.4% in the fall, report finds
From Higher Ed Dive: “Nearly 1.2 million college students transferred to new institutions in fall 2024, marking a 4.4% increase in transfers compared to the… Read More
The online overhaul
From The Chronicle: “San Jacinto College’s story reflects a broader shift across academe. Online education has moved from the periphery to the center at a… Read More
Record number of US students apply for UK undergraduate degrees
From Times Higher Education: “Experts had previously suggested that UK institutions might benefit from international students being put off by Donald Trump’s new administration. And… Read More
An Employer-Centric Approach to Higher Education Partnerships
From UPCEA: “Responses from 507 hiring professionals were analyzed … Companies with external partnerships that provide employee training or professional development increased from 54% in… Read More
How Paying for College Benefits Employers: Tangible Benefits to Employers
From youbenefited.com: “With the cost of higher education remaining high, employers who help pay for college have a clear recruitment edge with millennials, Gen Z,… Read More
Tuition Assistance – What Students Want and What Institutions Can Do
From Encoura: “According to the Eduventures Adult Prospect Survey™, nearly a third of adult prospects have access to employee education benefits. Less than half of… Read More
Accelerating the Growth of Credential Innovation: A Higher Ed Playbook (cont.)
From UPCEA: “Part of a larger project that aimed to accelerate college and university capacity to engage local and regional businesses in order to create… Read More
Guild Expands Equitable Access to Education and Skilling Across Canada, Mexico, India, and the UK, With More to Come
From The Financial Post: “Guild, a comprehensive education and skilling solution for building talent, announced today the global expansion of its industry-leading talent solution, providing… Read More
Amazon pays college tuition for front-line employees
From About Amazon: “Amazon expanded the education and skills training benefits it offers to its U.S. employees with a total investment of $1.2 billion by… Read More
Best Buy launches free degrees for full- and part-time workers
From Higher Ed Dive: “Best Buy is expanding its education benefits to offer no-debt, no-cost pathways to college degrees for all full- and part-time employees… Read More
Disney Education Program Cuts and Funding Caps Revealed
From HR Digest: “Since 2018, the program provided employees with support for completing their college education while they continued to work, guaranteeing assistance for both… Read More
What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?
From Inside Higher Education: “Ray Li, who previously worked as an attorney in the Office for Civil Rights, said the tone of the FAQ differs… Read More
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
From The New York Times: Using an arcane law, officials have effectively delayed funding from the National Institutes of Health, leaving medical studies in jeopardy…. Read More
Corporate Partnerships in Higher Education
There is an age-old debate over the purpose of higher education, whether it’s for “pure thought” or for “labor market preparation.” The optimal path generally… Read More
What the OCR’s Valentine’s Day “Dear Colleague” Letter Means for Higher Education
On Valentine’s Day, just before the President’s Day weekend, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague letter that… Read More
Biden Leaves Behind a Graveyard of Higher Ed Policies
From Inside Higher Education: “Nearly four years ago, President Biden took office with ambitious plans to relieve millions of borrowers from student debt, protect trans… Read More
Examining Obama’s higher ed legacy
From Higher Ed Dive: “Over the course of eight years, the Obama Administration worked to promote affordability, access, cost management and transparency in higher education…. Read More
Margaret Spellings’s Vision for Higher Education
From Inside Higher Education: “As Secretary of Education, (in George W. Bush’s administration) Margaret Spellings put together one of the most high-profile commissions on higher… Read More
How the Clinton administration made it harder on student borrowers
From The Hill: “In the late 1990s, the Clinton Administration spearheaded an effort to make it dramatically more difficult for Americans with student loans to… Read More
Here’s How Jimmy Carter Changed Higher Education
From The Chronicle: “As president, he tackled discrimination in intercollegiate athletics, segregation in the nation’s public colleges, and fraud in student-aid programs. He sought to… Read More
The Day the Purpose of College Changed
From The Chronicle: “California still boasted a system of public higher education that was the envy of the world. And on February 28, 1967, a… Read More
The Presidential Imprint: How Modern Leaders Have Shaped American Higher Education
February 28, 1967. Almost sixty years ago today. That’s when newly elected Governor of California, Ronald Reagan, stood at a press conference and suggested that… Read More
2025: New Year, Same Challenges and Opportunities
From Evolllution: “As AI learns to automate knowledge-worker tasks, it will become increasingly important for individuals to develop uniquely human skills like communication and critical… Read More
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