Apprenticeships are common in fields like welding, plumbing, and carpentry, but until recently, the federal government didn’t recognize teaching apprenticeships. Educators are now hoping that new federal funding will open the floodgates to a new class of qualified, diverse teachers.

This episode of the Rethinking College series explores an effort at Dallas College, where student apprentices are paid to fill vacant early childhood education roles in Head Start programs and elementary schools while they study for a degree in early childhood education.

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For Anthony Meng, a senior at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, food insecurity takes on many different forms. On some days, it means skipping meals because of work obligations. At other times, he simply can't afford groceries.

Fortunately, there’s a place on campus where he can seek refuge: the Food Resource Center. Pantries like this are an increasingly popular resource as food insecurity persists among college students. Recent estimates put the number of campus pantries at about 800, most of them established in the past decade.

In 2017, five Philadelphia college and university presidents came together for a conversation about the role of higher education in a city's future success. It was the first-ever discussion among the leaders of Philadelphia’s universities.

Amy Gutmann, then-president of the University of Pennsylvania, urged her colleagues to find ways to collaborate more together. It hasn’t happened, writes higher education expert Elaine Maimon in this op-ed.