Top Higher Education News for Friday
Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Taylor Swaak, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Fraudulent admissions applications are routine for Ron Weist. On a particularly busy day recently, Weist says fraudsters sent 80 fake applications to Prince George’s Community College, in Maryland—one every seven minutes for a couple of hours. But that number seems less daunting than it might have just a few years ago. That’s because Weist is now catching most of those bad actors on the front end, screening them out with technology supported by artificial intelligence. A few hundred other U.S. colleges are following the same strategy. |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly ingrained in the workplace and higher education, more professors and employers believe this will be something all students need, both in their classes and in their lives beyond college. In this interview, experts weigh in on the importance of AI in career preparation and higher education's role in preparing students for future jobs. |
| Jon Marcus and Kirk Carapezza, College Uncovered SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Rural students are much less likely to go to college than urban or suburban ones. Twenty-one percent of rural Americans have bachelor’s degrees, compared to 35 percent who live in urban places. This divide is further widening the gap that’s playing out in politics between rural America and urban and suburban places. But some advocates and organizations are stepping up with new efforts to help rural students who aspire to a higher education. |
| Leoneda Inge, WBUR SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The new crop of college freshmen is different than in previous years. It is the first class to go through the admissions process after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions. Now several schools report declines in diversity numbers. Meanwhile, some Historically Black Colleges and Universities are seeing enrollment boosts. |
| Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn In less than 24 hours, the Biden administration won, then lost, the ability to proceed with its new student debt relief plan that would deliver forgiveness to more than 25 million Americans. Student debt relief has become highly politicized and divisive as conservatives seek to dismantle President Joe Biden’s plans, which they say unfairly burden taxpayers and are an attempt at swaying voters. |
| Spencer Levering, PublicSource SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn At colleges and universities around Pittsburgh, political clubs are organizing students to gear up for the upcoming elections. From door-knocking events to creating on-campus political groups, organizers are trying to mix political outreach efforts with social events to appeal to young voters. Club leaders cite Pennsylvania’s influence on national politics as a key reason why they’re trying to mobilize the youth vote as Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris vie for Electoral College votes. |
| Madeline Trimble and Pooja Patel, Beyond Transfer |
| Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher Ed |
RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY |
| Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Yves Salomon-Fernández, Nonprofit Quarterly |
| Jayla Moody Marshall, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service |
| Pavithra Nagarajan and Rachel Sanderson, RealClearEducation |
| Eileen McClory, Dayton Daily News |
| Ess Pokornowski, Ithaka S+R |
| Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project |
| Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice |
| Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator |
| Janani Hariram, The Legislative Gazette (New York) |
| Public Policy Institute of California |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| College Futures Foundation |
| Strada Education Foundation |
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