Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The University of Vermont's Center for Community News is designed to be both a laboratory for students interested in journalism and a creative way to combat the shortage of local news coverage in rural parts of Vermont. Now, with a recent donation of $7 million, the CCN hopes to grow, partnering with more colleges and news organizations to re-energize vital reporting on under-covered beats in the state and beyond. |
| Lisa Kurian Philip, WBEZ Chicago SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Mireille Uwase Adams was just a few weeks into her college career at the University of Illinois Chicago when she found out she was not eligible for financial aid because of her refugee status. Without a way to pay for school, Uwase Adams had no choice but to put her college dreams on hold. Across the country, nearly 40 million adults have some college credit but no degree. Two years ago, Uwase Adams found out about a program at Northeastern Illinois University designed specifically for people like her. The effort is a game changer for students, but it only serves a handful of people at a time. |
| Julian Alssid and Kaitlin LeMoine, Work Forces SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Paul LeBlanc is the former president of Southern New Hampshire University. LeBlanc led SNHU's explosive growth during his 20+ years there, making it the largest nonprofit provider of online higher education in the United States. On this podcast, LeBlanc shares his perspective on reinventing learning models and curricula, as well as how artificial intelligence and the rise of tools like ChatGPT will bring deep shifts for higher education. |
| Lumina Foundation SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Lumina Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of its mini-grant opportunity through its first-ever Instagram challenge, which aims to tell a better story about community colleges. Seven community colleges will receive $50,000 each to enhance their digital outreach and marketing efforts. Watch the winning videos here. |
| Emily Flitter, The New York Times SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn A prominent Wall Street law firm is taking a more direct approach with students who took part in recent protests on college campuses concerning the Israel-Gaza crisis. Sullivan & Cromwell, a 145-year-old firm that has counted Goldman Sachs and Amazon among its clients, says that, for job applicants, participation in a protest—on campus or off—could be a disqualifying factor. Critics see the policy as a way to silence speech about the war. |
| Nadia Tamez-Robledo, EdSurge SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn It’s no secret that high school students are looking at the prospect of college more skeptically, and a large part of their hesitation comes from worry about taking on thousands of dollars in student loans. It’s only natural that many students experience sticker shock after researching the annual cost of attendance at universities—which might be equivalent to a parent’s annual salary. But should students count on having to scrape together that full amount? Not likely, say experts. |
| Ramona Schindelheim, Work in Progress |
| Megan Zahneis, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Nathan Greenfield, University World News |
| Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Route Fifty |
| Peter McGuire, Maine Public Radio |
| Nuno Fernandes, The EvoLLLution |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed |
| Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy |
| Sindy Lopez, Sage Love, and Melissa Blankstein, Ithaka S+R |
| Emma Hall and Mathew Miranda, The Sacramento Bee |
| Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector |
| Maria Carrasco, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators |
| Eesha Pendharkar, Maine Morning Star |
| Cassidy Wilson, Spectrum News |
| Mike Wulff and Jeff Dinski, eCampus News |
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| Liann Herder, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Mahnaz R. Charania, eSchool News |
| Khorri Atkinson, Bloomberg Law News |
| Alcino Donadel, University Business |
| Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive |
| Michael Brickman, American Enterprise Institute |
| Zach Boren and Taylor Maag, RealClearEducation |
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