Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Working in higher education can be challenging, especially in the current climate where politicians are attacking academic freedom, students are less prepared for college, and the average American is showing growing skepticism about the value of postsecondary education. In this interview, three higher education professionals share moments of joy that help remind them why they do what they do. |
| Christina Chkarboul and Jo Moon, EdSource SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn As a freshman at the University of Southern California, Nhan Tong was excited to join social clubs, discover a new passion, and make some college friends. The process, however, would be a difficult one. Although gaining admission to a selective university is no easy feat, a shifting social dynamic in many elite institutions now means getting in is only part of the challenge. At colleges where freshman classes boast some of the highest-achieving high schoolers in the country, students have developed their own selective, hierarchical culture in the form of exclusive clubs. |
| Walter Hudson, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Housing insecurity creates significant barriers for student parents, jeopardizing their academic success, economic mobility, and mental health. Black and Hispanic parenting students with young children are more likely to experience housing insecurity, with rates of up to 90 percent, says a new report from Generation Hope. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions is crucial to supporting this vulnerable population and ensuring they have the opportunity to complete their degrees and improve their families’ long-term outcomes, the study notes. |
| Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report/NPR SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn This fall, college recruiting offices will begin to confront the long-anticipated drop-off in the number of applicants from among the next class of high school seniors. But the downturn isn’t just a problem for universities and colleges. It’s a looming crisis for the economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs that require college educations, even as international rivals increase the proportions of their populations with degrees. |
| Tamilore Oshikanlu and Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn In the hours after election night, Abigail Rivera’s sobs woke her younger sister, as the two wondered what the results would mean for their futures. Now 21 and a junior at the University of Houston, Rivera is one of many foreign-born college students feeling heightened anxiety and uncertainty as Inauguration Day approaches. Some students who entered the country illegally as children are terrified of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises of mass deportations. Others hold visas to study in the United States but worry that there will be changing rules, delays, or travel bans that could disrupt their education. |
| Julian Alssid and Kaitlin LeMoine, Work Forces SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn One topic likely to dominate higher education in 2025 is how to effectively prepare learners for the jobs and careers they enter upon graduation. On this podcast, Brandon Busteed, CEO of BrandEd, takes a deep dive into the intersection of learning and work, offering insight on work-integrated and industry-immersive learning and how his company is trying to bring those experiences to more students at a greater scale. |
| Michael Zhang, Houston Landing |
| Michael Horn, The Christensen Institute |
| Ray Schroeder, Online: Trending Now |
| Anna Clark and David Jesse, ProPublica/ The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Patrice Onwuka, Philanthropy Roundtable |
| Royel M. Johnson, Pullias Center for Higher Education |
| Ken Miller, Lexington Herald Leader |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed |
| Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. and Shonda Goward, The EvoLLLution |
| Erik Cliburn, INSIGHT Into Diversity |
| Nolvia Delgado, The Education Trust |
| Matthew Arrojas, BestColleges |
| Maysoon Khan, Connecticut Public Radio |
| Carrie Healy, New England Public Media |
| Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill |
| Texas A&M University, San Antonio |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
| National Association of College and University Business Officers |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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