Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
After more than two decades of working in online education, Pam Wimbush has learned a thing or two. For starters, online learners need flexibility because they’re juggling college alongside parenthood and work. Others are looking to add skills to adapt to a changing world.
Wimbush, who joined the University of Indianapolis in early February, will oversee the school's online education programs. In this interview, she shares her personal ties to online and adult education and why those experiences provide a greater understanding about what these learners need to thrive.
Unforeseen financial challenges like a flat tire can threaten college students’ enrollment and retention, and for a large number of students, one seemingly small emergency may push them to drop out of college altogether.
A new program at the Community College of Vermont aims to help by providing just-in-time financial assistance to learners across its 12 campuses. The effort, Life Gap Plus, also offers community connections and peer support to promote long-term success.
More states are easing the stress of the college search by letting high school students know they are promised admission before they even apply. It is a paradigm shift in the often tedious admissions process that can require students to spend lots of time and money with no guarantee of success.
State leaders say they are hoping to keep talent close to home and develop a more educated workforce. To do that, they're turning to a “direct admission” model that matches students with local colleges based on their grades and sending a powerful message that postsecondary education—whether vocational training or a bachelor’s degree—is within reach.
Artificial intelligence is evolving at a rapid rate, and its implications for higher education are changing in lockstep. At the same time, many professors are still struggling with how to integrate AI into their classrooms.
On this episode of Future U, higher education professionals and computing experts discuss the necessity of an institutional AI strategy, the technology’s implications for the future of work, and why university partnerships will be essential to equity in the age of AI.
David McDonald sees his classroom differently now. Since last summer, he’s stopped viewing students as collaborators, but rather as “potential police officers” of his teaching. His anxiety has multiplied, and he finds himself thinking: “If I say the wrong thing in class, I could lose my job.”
He's not alone. Public colleges in Indiana are now required to make rules for disciplining faculty who don’t promote free expression. Instructors across the state say they’ve gotten the message.
Most, but not all, Chicago-area universities are holding firm in the face of President Donald Trump’s attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education.
Several legal scholars from across the country are now circulating guidance urging university leaders not to capitulate to Trump’s threats. They argue that DEI-related efforts are consistent with federal rights law. Jonathan Feingold, a law professor at Boston University and signatory on the memo, explains more.
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