Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
The University of Connecticut at Storrs initially viewed the Scholars House as a way to improve retention and foster a sense of belonging among Black men, who often felt isolated on campus.
That was in the mid-2010s. Today, leaders of the Scholars House have learned important lessons after building the program from the ground up.
Starting in 2024 in the United States, the new digital SAT will shrink from three hours to two, include shorter reading passages, and allow students to use a calculator on the math section. The changes come as the test-optional movement continues to gain momentum.
With COVID-19 cases spiking as the start of the third pandemic year approaches, many colleges and universities are leveraging their resources and brainpower in innovative new ways to increase support of local communities struggling to survive an ever-evolving disease.
Some institutions are even developing new testing methods of their own.
A new report sheds light on which types of institutions provide the greatest returns on a college investment at a time when the public is increasingly skeptical about higher education's value.
The report's findings could also add fuel to arguments for greater regulation of the for-profit college sector, which the Biden administration is pledging to crack down on.
