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 As generative artificial intelligence tools become more common in schools, workplaces, and other settings, colleges and universities are juggling how to prevent misuse of AI in the classroom while equipping students for the next chapters of their lives after college. Experts say providing clear and transparent communication about when AI can or should be used in the classroom is critical and requires faculty buy-in and understanding of related tools. |
| Jack Stripling, College Matters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn When protests swept across college campuses this past spring, student activists were joined, in some cases, by their professors. That’s what happened at Indiana University, where state police led a particularly aggressive crackdown on demonstrators. The professors’ reasons for participating are varied and complex, but their decisions point toward a thorny and persistent question: Do faculty members have any business joining student protests? |
| Lee Gardner, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Deep cuts at public comprehensive colleges often make news, but this year they seem deeper and more brutal than ever. Last month, for example, Western Illinois University announced that it would lay off all eight of its tenured or tenure-track library staff members to help close a $22-million hole in its budget after laying off 52 other faculty members weeks earlier. It’s the kind of move that might have been inconceivable for a four-year public university a few years ago. What’s going on? |
| Cristian Reyes, New America SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn U.S. colleges and universities enroll more than five million student parents, but they encounter significant challenges in completing their degrees. For those juggling parenthood and education at community colleges, the situation is even more dire. Experts cite several solutions that can help, including flexible and affordable on-campus childcare services, referral systems that better connect student parents with a comprehensive range of support services, and advocating for increased funding. |
| Ramona Schindelheim, Work in Progress
SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Latinos will fill nearly eight in 10 new jobs in the labor market over the next seven years. The majority of those jobs will require some level of digital skills. In this interview, Antonio Tijerino of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation describes how his organization is working to address the barriers that many Latino students and families face to securing quality jobs. |
| PBS NewsHour SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn With college students back on campus for the new academic year, universities across the country are rolling out new rules as they prepare for more protests. In many cases, there's a wide range of new restrictions. Reporter Jeffrey Brown looks at how college leaders and students are navigating the moment. |
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| Erik Cliburn and Courtney Mullins, INSIGHT Into Diversity |
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| Miana Massey, CBS News Baltimore |
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| Walter Hudson, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
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