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Coursera doubles down on degree programs
From Inside Higher Ed: “Inside Higher Ed reported Monday that Noodle, another online program management company, would try to muscle its way into the crowded… Read More
Tough negotiation ahead as US free-college plan advances
From Times Higher Education: “The Senate voted 50 to 49 – in a full party-line vote of the chamber’s Democrats outnumbering its Republicans – to… Read More
Affordable broadband for low-income students
From Inside Higher Ed: “Tucked into a nearly 2,700-page bipartisan infrastructure package currently under consideration by the Senate is a provision that would ensure low-income… Read More
“It pushes you down even further.” Documenting the burden of stranded credits through the voices of those affected
From Ithaka S+R: “In October 2020, Ithaka S+R estimated that 6.6 million people in the US owe a debt to a college or university they… Read More
Elite UK universities take lion’s share of bump in recruitment
From Times Higher Education: “The UK’s most selective universities boasted record intakes as A-level results were released, with students on oversubscribed medical courses being offered… Read More
China applicants replace EU students at U.K. universities after Brexit
From Bloomberg: “Chinese applications to U.K. universities now outstrip the total number of would-be students from the European Union, highlighting the impact of Brexit and… Read More
How HBCUs can accelerate Black economic mobility
From McKinsey: “HBCUs confer 17 percent of all bachelor’s degrees awarded to Black students in the United States, have boosted their students into higher-income quintiles… Read More
‘We’re still behind’: Public HBCUs see record investments, but still contend with legacy of state-sponsored discrimination
From Washington Post: “Maryland’s four HBCUs, for example, will receive $577 million over a decade, after the state recently settled a 15-year court battle over… Read More
MacKenzie Scott Donated $560 million to 23 HBCUs. These are the other things they have in common
From The Chronicle: “…What distinguished the 23 institutions Scott chose from the other 78 accredited HBCUs that she didn’t? … A study led by a… Read More
Clark Atlanta University partners with one million black businesses
From Diverse Education: “One million Black-owned businesses by 2030. That’s the ambitious goal set by John Hope Bryant in October 2020. … Now, in his… Read More
HBCUs are canceling students’ debt, highlighting how integral they are to Black Americans’ lives
From CNN: “More than 20 historically Black colleges and universities have made headlines for clearing student debt using funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and… Read More
Two-thirds of 4-year colleges will not require tests for admissions
From Inside Higher Ed: “It looks like this year will be another in which testing may not be part of the admissions process, at least… Read More
Who’s had Covid-19? A national survey of students reveals disparities
From The Chronicle: “Nearly 7 percent of college students who participated in a national survey said they had been ‘sick with Covid’ during or since… Read More
Coursera vs. 2U/edX? Noodle joins the fray
From Inside Higher Ed: “… The two publicly traded companies both valued in the billions, describe themselves as ‘lifelong learning platforms’… and the main question… Read More
Op-ed: There’s another reason for the labor shortage
From CNBC: “More than 9.5 million Americans were unemployed and looking for work in June, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. At… Read More
Biden’s free community college plan won’t succeed without robust transfer strategies
From Higher Ed Dive: “Of students who started at community colleges the year before the 2008 Great Recession, 33% transferred to four-year universities … Our… Read More
UK Turing bids exceed estimates and will fund 40,000 places from September
From The PIE: “Successful bids to the UK’s new outbound mobility program, the Turing Scheme, will allow 40,000 UK university and school students to study… Read More
Making web accessibility a priority
For many businesses, the web is the first, primary and possibly only point of contact for customers. As such, the issue of web accessibility standards… Read More
Federal funding for regional colleges?
From Inside Higher Ed: “A new report from the Brookings Institution calls for federal funding of ‘anchor institutions’ to help sustain them and allow them… Read More
Thinktank advocates ‘national’ and ‘local’ university divide
From Times Higher Education: “English higher education institutions should be split into ‘national’ and ‘local’ universities to give them a ‘clearly defined purpose’, a thinktank… Read More
Biden administration calls for ‘renewed U.S. commitment’ to international education
From The Chronicle: “The Biden administration is calling for a unified national approach to international education, saying it is time for a ‘renewed U.S. commitment’… Read More
Australia pioneers ‘stacking’ of microcredentials into degrees
From Times Higher Education: “Australia is pioneering the stacking of microcredentials into more illustrious qualifications as the pandemic injects urgency in the roll-out of lifelong… Read More
Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say
From Times Higher Education: “Indian education agents are lobbying for the creation of home-grown language tests to facilitate international study amid frustration that a country… Read More
Facing a shortage of early childhood educators, states look to competency-based education
From Workshift: “Even before the pandemic, schools and childcare centers were struggling to fill those roles due to strict training and licensing requirements, the demands… Read More