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. |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn College students say they’re inundated with social media pings and emails from their institution, making it difficult to cut through the noise and absorb important information. As a response, an increasing number of higher education professionals are getting behind the microphone to offer guidance and assistance to both current and prospective students. About 47 percent of Gen Z adults who spend time online listen to podcasts, according to data from Edison Research and SXM Media. A majority of Gen Z listeners who engage with podcasts at least monthly tend to binge episodes, listening to multiple ones in a single sitting. |
| Karin Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The United States has produced nearly three times the number of Nobel laureates as any other country. Indeed, the compact between research universities and the federal government—that the government provides funding for basic scientific research, and universities execute it—has led to biomedical and technological breakthroughs, prosperity, and national security. However, experts warn that as the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the country's research infrastructure faces potential collapse due to the impact of the Trump administration. |
| Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez, College Matters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn We often take food for granted or misunderstand its profound influence on our daily lives. At Texas Christian University, in a course called the “Sociology of Food,” students learn how food functions as sustenance, a commodity, and a sociocultural force. Edgar Jesus Campos, an assistant professor of sociology at TCU, says some of his students enroll in the class to better understand their bodies and consumption patterns. While they gain that knowledge, they also leave with a deeper understanding of how global economic and political forces play into their personal diets. |
| Alan Blinder, The New York Times SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The California Institute of Technology has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of misleading students who signed up for a “boot camp” that carried Caltech’s name but in practice had scant ties to the school, one of the world’s richest universities. The settlement calls for Caltech and an outside partner, Simplilearn, to change how they advertise the boot camp, adding new restrictions that threaten the program’s allure. The settlement, which still requires a judge’s approval, may influence how other schools market similar offerings. |
| Sarah Sattelmeyer, Stephanie Baker, Rachel Fishman, and Olivia Sawyer, New America SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Change is coming to higher education. Last week, Congressional Republicans pushed through, and President Donald Trump signed, budget legislation via an expedited process called reconciliation. The bill, which has been unpopular with many Americans, cuts close to $300 billion from the higher education system and also makes deep cuts to programs such as SNAP and Medicaid. Here are five things to know about the higher education provisions in the reconciliation bill and why they matter for students, borrowers, and families. |
| Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn A dozen students gathered around a classroom table one afternoon last fall, their professor’s dog napping in a patch of sunlight on the floor, to do something they rarely did anywhere else on campus: talk about politics. All first-year students start their time at Johns Hopkins University by choosing a seminar. These 12 students, wildly varied in backgrounds, ideologies, and interests, had signed up for “Democratic Erosion.” The emotional discussions that took place reveal how one generation sees democracy. |
| Alcino Donadel, University Business |
| Rory Greenhalgh, The Sacramento Bee |
| Joshua Kim, Learning Innovation |
| Robin Buller, The Guardian |
| Tali Arbel, The Wall Street Journal |
| Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher Ed |
| Crystal deGregory, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Anna Mitchell, The Post and Courier |
| Corey McDonald, VT Digger |
| Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive |
| Joshua Hyman, Education Next |
| Owen Dahlkamp, The Nation |
| Angélica Gutiérrez, Deborah Martin, and Erika Roberson, The Institute for College Access & Success |
| National Bureau of Economic Research |
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