Top stories in higher ed for Thursday
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| Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
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Photo: Erik PetersenHow to Make It Easier for Teachers to Stay in the Classroom Mayme Hostetter and Kim Lopez, The Hechinger Report SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Imagine being told that your college degree from the University of Minnesota doesn’t count when you move to Wisconsin, and that you’ll have to pay to retake courses from the University of Wisconsin for your degree to be valid there. No one would put such a restriction on college degrees, but it’s common for teaching credentials. An important piece of legislation is gaining momentum to solve this challenge. |
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Why Legacy Admissions May Be on the Way Out Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge SHARE: Facebook • Twitter In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the consideration of race in college admissions, selective colleges are suddenly under increasing scrutiny about just how much advantage alumni and donor children have in the admissions process, and whether those preferences are justified. Two long-time higher ed watchers weigh in on the future of legacy admissions in a post-affirmative action world. |
Seniors Who Defaulted on Their Student Loans Feel Hopeless Sarah Sattelmeyer and Tia Caldwell, New America SHARE: Facebook • Twitter The number of older student loan borrowers has grown exponentially over the past several decades. Many of these borrowers hold debt for their own education, and they are disproportionately likely to be people of color, women, and financially insecure. Many have been in the student loan system for decades, unable to pay down their debt after not receiving a return on their higher education investments. Some attended low-quality programs, others did not complete a degree or credential, and too many have faced racism and discrimination in the labor market. |
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| Admitting the Top 10%, for Geographic Diversity Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • Twitter In the lead-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision restricting the consideration of race in college admissions, college leaders strategized, publicly and privately, about how they might alter their policies and practices if justices limited the use of affirmative action. Some institutions are now adopting an approach, first used in Texas and elsewhere, in which public colleges guarantee admission to the top percentile of every high school in the state. |
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The Higher Education Business Model Is Changing Kai Ryssdal and Kimberly Adams, Marketplace SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Getting a college education is expensive. But are prices finally beginning to decline? In this interview, Ithaka S+R's Martin Kurzweil explains how college became unaffordable for many Americans, why costs may be starting to come down, and how a shrinking population of typical college-age students will transform higher education in the United States. |
How Can Medical Schools Boost Racial Diversity in the Wake of the Recent Supreme Court Ruling? Patrick Boyle, Association of American Medical Colleges SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Medical school administrators are talking with each other and with other medical education leaders about what the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on race-conscious admissions prohibits, as well as what it allows. The gist of those conversations: Keep working for diversity by investing more in strategies that remove barriers and increase opportunities for socially and economically disadvantaged applicants. |
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RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY |
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