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AI Is Taking Over College Admissions
From The Nation: “In 2024, Duke University announced that it would no longer assign a numerical value to undergraduate college admissions essays when scoring an… Read More
Beyond the Hype: Understanding and Unlocking AI’s Potential in Enrollment Management
From Inside Higher Education: “Some of the most powerful applications of AI come later in the enrollment process, at stages that involve vast amounts of… Read More
More than 7 in 10 College Students and Administrators Seek AI Agents to Close Support Gaps, Ease Burnout
From Salesforce: “‘AI agents offer an incredible opportunity for institutions to scale student support and engagement in a way that will enable them to increase… Read More
Higher Education Leaders Align on Guiding Principles for Learning and Employment Records
From Airweb: “LER Accelerator champions interoperable credentialing systems to advance workforce development and learner empowerment. 12 leading national associations have adopted a unified set of… Read More
Rethinking Assessment in Online Adult Education: From Exams to Competency-Based Evaluation
From Researchgate: “This paper explores the shift from exam-centric evaluations to competency-based assessment models that better align with the goals of adult education. The study… Read More
New Study Reveals Keys to Re-Engaging the 41.9 Million Americans with Some College, but No Credential
From Globe News Wire: “‘This research reveals a serious relational disconnect between the SCNC population and higher education institutions,’ said Jim Fong, Chief Research Officer… Read More
ASU’s Required Virtual Reality Lab Boosted Grades, Retention
From Inside Higher Education: Two years after Arizona State University replaced all of its introductory biology labs with virtual reality labs, the university’s rising tide… Read More
As colleges lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students
From The Hechinger Report: “‘My parents finally got to ask questions’ in their native language, said Quintero, now a junior on the track to law… Read More
Moody’s turns negative on higher ed’s financial outlook amid Trump cuts
From Higher Ed Dive: “Funding cuts, layoffs at the Education Department, attacks on colleges, endowment taxes and other federal policy changes create major new risks… Read More
Education conferences highlight the work to be done
Last week was the 16th Annual ASU GSV Summit covering all manner of topics from “PreK to Gray” learning and workforce development. The Kiosk team… Read More
Current Term Enrollment Estimates
From NSC Research Center: “Total postsecondary enrollment is up 4.5 percent (+817,000). Undergraduate enrollment neared 16 million, 1.0 percent below 2019 levels (+4.7%, +716,000 this… Read More
The Enrollment Cliff: How Fewer Applicants Are Reshaping Higher Education
From Forbes: “The numbers are stark. According to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the number of 18-year-olds graduating from high school each year… Read More
Why is the higher education sector so fragile in the US?
From Higher Ed Dive: “What makes our higher education system more fragile than the situation faced by other Western nations is that the U.S. has,… Read More
‘Moving in the right direction’: The push by wealthy institutions to enroll more low-income students
From Higher Ed Dive: “Wealthy colleges have long faced criticism for catering to high-income students while under-enrolling low-income ones. But recent research from the Brookings… Read More
The Mega-Universities Disrupting Higher Education
From Forbes: “Within the United States, the largest single universities include Western Governors University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Arizona State University. This year, WGU’s… Read More
Trend 1: Younger students are embracing short-term credentials
From EAB: “Community colleges experienced a 10.3% growth in credentials awarded in spring 2024 compared to the previous year, reflecting increasing student interest in short-term,… Read More
Trend 3: Dual enrollment is accelerating—and now we have better national data
From EAB: “Community colleges have long been leaders in dual enrollment, with these programs now accounting for 21% of two-year college enrollment nationally. After years… Read More
How Microcredentials Are Changing Higher Education
From AACSB: “More than half of higher education leaders already offer micro-credentials for academic credit, and 82 percent plan to do so within the next… Read More
The rise of micro-credentials: The end of universities?
From University World News: “At present, universities are the primary providers of micro-credentials that serve as a part of a higher education course or an… Read More
The Rise in Popularity of Stackable Credentials
From Insight into Diversity: “According to a report by the World Economic Forum, 50% of employees will need reskilling by 2025 due to automation and… Read More
Post-Secondary Enrollment Trends after the Fall Admissions Cycle
“The stories of my demise are greatly exaggerated.” – Mark Twain (misattributed) When college acceptance letters come out, it’s a good time to take stock… Read More
The Student Food Security Act of 2024
From Padilla.Senate.Gov: “A 2024 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed nearly 3.8 million college students may face food insecurity, risking their college completion and undermining… Read More
Latino Students Face Major Barriers to Higher Ed Access
From Inside Higher Education: “The survey of 3,000 Latinos between the ages of 18 and 35 was conducted by BSP Research. … Eric Rodriguez, senior… Read More
Prevalence of food insecurity among students attending four Historically Black Colleges and Universities
From National Library of Medicine: “This study examined the prevalence of food insecurity (FI) among students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the… Read More
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