Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
States across the country continue to propose or enact legislation designed to hamper or eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on college campuses.
On this podcast, Erin Gretzinger and Maggie Hicks from The Chronicle of Higher Education provide a national overview of the anti-DEI movement. Veronica Selzler of Hattaway Communications joins the conversation to discuss ways in which people can have more constructive dialogue on racial equity issues.
Tomorrow morning, in Brentwood, New York, Yordi Velasquez will graduate high school. But like a growing number of young men, college isn't in his immediate plans.
He's not alone. Last year, among high school graduates in the United States, only 57 percent of men enrolled in college. In contrast, women enrolled in college at a rate of 65 percent. Today, men make up only 42 percent of undergraduate students. And for young men of color, the gap is especially alarming. There are now 50,000 fewer Black men enrolled in college compared to pre-pandemic levels.
What’s it like to be a college graduate these days? It depends on who you ask. Recent graduates have navigated a life-changing pandemic. Some entered the job market during a time of high inflation. Many took on student loans and saw an ambitious debt-relief plan blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court. Others say artificial intelligence is changing the job market.
Twelve recent alumni of Pittsburgh colleges and universities discuss life after graduation as they transition into the workforce.
Every day, Americans malign and embrace many things simultaneously: free speech … religious faith … the democratic process … and even love. Would any of us be better off without any of these? Certainly not.
In my view—and in the view of most Americans—the same can be said of higher education, writes Lumina Foundation's Jamie Merisotis in this column for Forbes.
For an industry that employs four million Americans and attempts to educate 15 million more, higher education is, strangely, routinely ignored in presidential elections.
This year could be different. Higher education leaders, thinkers, reformers, and skeptics weigh in on what they’d ask the president and former president as they face off in their first debate tonight.
Lacey Beaty wears many hats: mother, spouse, military veteran. She is also the mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, taking office in 2021 as the city’s first woman mayor.
Beaverton is a town of about 100,000, just a short distance west of Portland. The mix of industry is diverse, as is its population. Now in her second term, Beaty embraces the idea that the actions of local governments can make the biggest differences in people’s lives. Partnerships with Portland Community College play a key role in her strategy.
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