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FAFSA completion falls 4.8%
From Inside Higher Ed: “An estimated 53.3 percent of the Class of 2021 completed a FAFSA by July 2. But about 102,000 fewer seniors completed… Read More
Campuses fear losing 10 per cent of fees as Europeans stay away
From Times Higher Education: “Some English universities could lose up to 10 per cent of their fee income if forecasts about the loss of revenue… Read More
MIT & Harvard have sold higher education’s future
From The Chronicle: ”…Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sold their edX platform to a for-profit company for $800 million. … Their decision… Read More
Online education provider is worth $7 billion after going public
From Forbes: “At its last fundraising round in July 2020, the company [Coursera] was valued at $2.6 billion according to Pitchbook. It’s now worth nearly… Read More
Is your OPM really sharing the risk?
From RNL: “Opting for an Online Program Management (OPM) partner to jump start a school’s online programming needs may be a tempting short-term solution. …… Read More
How parents are thinking about paying for college
From Bloomberg: “Parents are shouldering an increasing percentage of the burden. More than half of the cost of college for the average student is met… Read More
Nearly $3 billion of student loans cancelled, racial wealth gap could be closing
From Forbes: “President Biden has already canceled a total of $2.8 billion in debt, with more plans on the horizon. Education is one area where… Read More
Trump bid to restrict international student visas dropped
From University World News: “Joe Biden’s administration has withdrawn a proposal by his predecessor, Donald Trump, to bring in visa restrictions for academic students, exchange… Read More
Smaller US colleges try big fee cuts to tempt students back
From Times Higher Education: “Many of the most attention-grabbing cuts so far appeared to be at smaller colleges with religious affiliations, reflecting long-term struggles at… Read More
Report: To reach educational attainment goals, student parents must be reengaged in higher education
From Diverse Education: “In 2019, only 43% of all adults in the United States had completed a postsecondary degree, according to the Institute of Women’s… Read More
After a year of losses, higher ed’s work force is growing again
From The Chronicle: “After shedding a net of 660,000 workers over the course of the pandemic, the labor force that powers America’s colleges and universities… Read More
EU students face threefold fee hike at some English universities
From Times Higher Education: “Students from the European Union choosing to study in England face fees up to three times higher due to Brexit changes… Read More
Kiosk brings Affirm travel promo to Times Square and beyond
With people starting to consider post-pandemic travel plans, Affirm, the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, unveiled a new campaign to… Read More
New network to accelerate skills-based education and hiring
From Business Wire: “The Open Skills Network (OSN), a coalition of more than 40 employers, educational organizations, and technology providers, announced the group is working… Read More
The rise of skills-based hiring and what it means for education
From Forbes: “Discipline-based courses have been the standardized measure for units of secondary and postsecondary learning for 130 years. But it’s becoming widely appreciated that… Read More
Introducing skills path, a new way to help companies hire
From LinkedIn: “Workers don’t often realize that the skills they have for one job can be easily transitioned to another job. But the fact is,… Read More
IBM collaborates with 30 organizations to re-skill & connect the workforce with real career opportunities
From IBM Newsroom: “ManpowerGroup will allow learners on IBM SkillsBuild to progress to in-demand roles by connecting their skills with current market needs. This supports… Read More
Adaptability is set to be the key skill for the future
From University World News: “As economies adapt and labour markets are in flux, focusing the curriculum on transferable skills can produce what Patrick O’Donnell et… Read More
Top universities make face mask that detects COVID-19 infections
From Slash Gear: “Harvard and MIT researchers teamed up to develop a face mask capable of detecting if the wearer is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the… Read More
The missing men
From The Chronicle: “Last fall, male undergraduate enrollment fell by nearly 7 percent, nearly three times as much as female enrollment, according to the National… Read More
Education pays, 2020
From Bureau of Labor Statistics: “The chart highlights differences in 2020 earnings and unemployment rates by education, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor… Read More
Education has a three-headed crisis. Mental health is only part of it.
From EdSurge: “The global pandemic has exposed our new VUCAH (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous and Hyper-connected) world order. We increasingly need creative, agile, collaborative minds…. Read More
Despite positive experiences, students question value of college
From Inside Higher Ed: “Survey finds students support their institutions and mostly plan to re-enroll — but increasingly doubt whether education is worth the price…. Read More
Peer sniffs ‘real chance’ of success on UK contract cheating law
From Times Higher Education: “The backbench peer driving forward legislation to outlaw essay mills in the UK has said that the bill now has a… Read More