Tag: Higher Ed

October 4, 2022

California governor Gavin Newsom signed multiple pieces of legislation Friday to improve higher education in the state for certain underserved student populations. One of the bills signed into law, Assembly Bill 2881, will support students that are parents and are […]

September 16, 2022

The world of higher education faces unique challenges when it comes to change. Given the large number of stakeholders involved in decision-making, higher education institutions must prepare extensively and act consistently to build consensus and achieve buy-in. The road to […]

September 2, 2022

When I stepped onto my college campus for the first time after a year of remote learning, I was excited to put Zoom behind me and get away from my computer. During my first two months back, I made it […]

August 18, 2022

With nearly 1.4 million fewer students enrolled in undergraduate programs than before the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities looking for ways to boost registration may want to consider offering more hybrid courses, a structure nearly half of students (49 percent) […]

August 17, 2022

State legislative proposals to restrict the freedom to teach and learn have increased by 250 percent in 2022 compared to last year, according to a report released today by PEN America, the free expression and literary organization. Most of the […]

August 5, 2022

There are numerous ways to calculate the value of a college education. There’s the generational impact of education, which drives socioeconomic development for communities. There’s also the value of an educated citizenry, which can be trusted to make good decisions […]

August 2, 2022

There are 36 million Americans who have earned some college credit, but not an actual degree. More colleges than ever are trying to help these students return to finish what they started. But so far, colleges are better at attracting […]

July 12, 2022

My institution, New College of Florida, is the nation’s top public college for producing undergraduates who go on to earn Ph.D.s. More than 80 percent move on to graduate school within six years of graduation, and I have the distinct […]

June 29, 2022

Wondering how various student demographic groups are experiencing life as college students? Student Voice has conducted 16 surveys since its launch in February of 2021, and all of the survey data are open to the public and accessible for free. […]

June 27, 2022

Higher ed leaders largely decried the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, with some campus leaders pledging to support their students and employees in obtaining abortions. The Supreme Court’s decision overturned nearly a half-century of precedent […]

June 23, 2022

The settlement agreement could bring to a close a yearslong legal dispute over hundreds of thousands of borrower defense claims. The list of institutions whose borrower defense claimants will receive automatic relief is wide-ranging — it includes currently operating colleges, […]

June 21, 2022

As higher ed looks to move into the post-coronavirus world, the sector has found itself having to adapt. Leaders hope to drive up graduation rates and to lure more students in through their gates, especially given threats like the enrollment […]

June 20, 2022

For the last seven years, I have taught a course on analytics at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. Every day, my students and I talk about how major companies and startups use business intelligence and analytics […]

May 20, 2022

Later this month the State University of New York (SUNY) will represent the United States in the Global Dialogue on Microcredentials, sponsored by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme. SUNY is the nation’s largest comprehensive system of higher education with 64 […]

May 17, 2022

COVID-19 forced college leaders to adapt quickly when it first disrupted in-person education. Virtual teaching rapidly became a necessity and remote programs became much more prevalent, with 44.7% of students enrolled entirely online in 2020, compared to 17% in 2019. […]

May 13, 2022

Today’s college prices can easily cause sticker shock. Annual published tuition at top-ranked institutions regularly tops $55,000, and it’s not unusual for public flagships to list out-of-state undergraduate tuition at $25,000 or more. Those are eye-popping numbers when median U.S. […]

May 12, 2022

A new study says college students may prefer the flexibility of hybrid classes—but that doesn’t mean they want to leave campus. Holly Burns, for instance, long dreamed of attending the University of California at Berkeley. She took some intro-level courses […]

May 6, 2022

Students are applying to universities in ever-increasing numbers as the pandemic recedes. Ensuring the availability of services anytime, anywhere, is critical in today’s education environment, especially as larger student populations will generate more data and greater reliance on digital services. […]

April 29, 2022

When it comes to the digital transformation of higher ed, we’re at a critical juncture. It’s not a question of debating its efficacy; it’s a clear-cut case of when and how we’re moving into the digital age. But digital enablement […]

April 20, 2022

The spread of the coronavirus turbocharged the test-optional and test-free movement, the latter of which refers to colleges that refuse to review assessment scores whatsoever. As the pandemic shuttered the typical sites where students test, colleges adopted these policies, albeit […]