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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
Transfer enrollment falls 6.9% in spring from a year ago
From Higher Ed Dive: “Transfer enrollment dropped 6.9% this spring compared to last year, with upward transfers from two-year colleges to four-year institutions bearing the… Read More
Ed. dept. should keep closer tabs on deals with online-program managers, watchdog says
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Thursday released a report underscoring the need for more robust monitoring of third-party… Read More
Scholars tipped to desert universities if US states ban abortion
From Times Higher Education: “The now-anticipated US Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights and the accompanying political shifts are raising expectations of universities in conservative… Read More
Could ‘course sharing’ help HBCUs and other minority-serving colleges graduate more students?
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Seven colleges and universities with predominantly Black enrollments are betting that ‘course sharing’ will help more of their students… Read More
Good grade pays more than university choice, study finds
From University World News: “Doing badly at a top-rated university in the United Kingdom can result in lower earnings outcomes for graduates than doing well… Read More
White House officials weigh income limits for student loan forgiveness
From The Washington Post: “The White House is considering income caps for eligibility for student loan relief that would exclude higher-earning Americans, as President Biden… Read More
Veterans are tangled in red tape trying to get their student loans cancelled as promised
From The Hechinger Report: “Jodie Parks works full time as an occupational therapist at a Michigan state psychiatric hospital. But since October she’s had a… Read More
Ep.79: Withholding transcripts to collect student debt
From Inside Higher Ed: “The U.S. government is casting a skeptical eye on college policies that withhold academic transcripts and otherwise punish students because they… Read More
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