Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The Maricopa County Community College District is in a strange bind: It has far more money than it can legally spend. The reason is a law more than four decades old. Now, a new spending limit for Maricopa County Community College District is on the ballot next month. The vote could have major ripple effects on one of the nation’s largest community college districts. District leaders say they’ll have to make massive spending cuts if the proposition doesn’t pass. |
| Julian Alssid and Kaitlin LeMoine, Work Forces SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Pardis Mahdavi, a scholar, author, and former university president, firmly believes that embracing technological enhancement in education is crucial for maintaining higher education's relevance, supporting social mobility, and strengthening democracy. On this podcast, Mahdavi explores the growing disconnect between student needs and traditional higher education approaches, emphasizing the power of educational technology to improve learning outcomes and promote equity. |
| Rebbie Davis, The Hechinger Report SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Rebbie Davis says the support she received at Prairie State College, a community college just outside of Chicago, instilled in her the confidence to believe in the future. It also allowed her to earn a scholarship and transfer to a four-year college to begin her pre-law journey. But, like many transfer students, Davis found herself stigmatized during the admissions process and alienated by other students. In this essay, Davis describes how the absence of an effective transfer support system can transform what should be an exciting step forward into a daunting and solitary journey. |
| Ramona Schindelheim, Work in Progress
SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The U.S. economy is in need of workers right now, with 10 job openings for every eight people looking for work. Some employers say they are struggling to find workers with the right tech skills and timeless interpersonal skills. In this interview, innovation expert Chike Aguh offers ideas on how employers can utilize the talents of older workers rather than buying into biases and outdated assumptions about their abilities. |
| Emily Chang, ABC News SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn With just about two weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are working to secure votes in key battleground states where polls show a neck-and-neck race—and part of that strategy is appealing to young voters. Depending on state residency requirements, college students are usually allowed to register to vote in either their hometown or where they attend college. Now, some students are registering under the address that gives their ballot the most impact, particularly when one of their residences is located in a swing state. |
| Cody Christensen, RealClearEducation SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn For all the recent focus on college presidents, little information exists on which ones are “best” at their job. While evaluating their performance is a somewhat subjective task, the lack of attention given to the individual accomplishments of college presidents is drastically different from other sectors, where chief executives are routinely evaluated based on the outcomes of their institution. A new report ranks more than 400 current and former college presidents on their ability to improve access, affordability, and student success over the course of their presidency. |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed |
| Tabitha Whissemore, Community College Daily |
| Robert Ubell, The EvoLLLution |
| Daniel Gonzalez, Arizona Republic |
| Lori Varlotta, Higher Ed Dive |
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| Chrystal Blair, Public News Service |
| Ray Block Jr., Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Jessica Holdman, South Carolina Daily Gazette |
| Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive |
| Nolan McKendry, The Center Square |
| Hector Balderas, Rio Grande Sun (New Mexico) |
| Carolyn Fast, The Century Foundation |
| National Student Clearinghouse Research Center |
| Helios Education Foundation |
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