The state of Missouri has come up with a plan to help 150,000 rural, Hispanic, Black, and other adult learners gain access to apprenticeships, certificates of value, and two- and four-year degrees.

Samantha Dickey of the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development explains the strategies behind Missouri's plan to boost educational attainment in this interview.

For campus diversity officers whose work and livelihoods have been under attack for more than a year, the latest annual meeting of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education offered a chance to brainstorm and commiserate. Last week's gathering in Seattle drew a record attendance of about 1,150 people.

Many came to the event feeling isolated and frustrated and left saying they felt more energized and slightly more upbeat. They will need that optimism because the pressures they’re facing back home are daunting.

The phone calls and texts are coming regularly. People who once had aspirations to become college presidents or provosts are now asking, “Should I still pursue this goal?” Many currently serving as presidents or chancellors are wondering, “How long can I continue?” Others are simply leaving.

Today's college presidents must embody resilience and courage as they guide campuses through tensions and traumas, write longtime higher ed leaders Freeman A. Hrabowski III and Ted Mitchell in this perspective piece.