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 Nearly every seat in a lecture hall at George Washington University was full as a contentious debate began in a city known for polarized politics. The question up for discussion: Should the United States cease to aid Israel? The intercollegiate crowd of students from universities across the D.C. area sat peacefully. Some nodded their heads in agreement, others in disdain. But the climate of the room remained civil. It was exactly the development of tolerance and openness to new ideas that hosts from the College Debates and Discourse Alliance were hoping to see. |
| Michael Horn and Jeff Selingo, Future U SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The story of Western Governors University dates back to the mid-1990s, when 19 governors decided that "anywhere, anytime” education could become a reality. Today, the nonprofit, online university operates in all 50 states, serves more than 175,000 students at any given point in time, and has more than 340,000 alumni. In this interview, WGU's Scott Pulsipher discusses the evolution of WGU, the drivers of its programs, and how the school is changing the landscape of higher education. Madelyn Hurst, a WGU student, joins the conversation to explain how the college’s competency-based approach is shaping her teaching career. |
| Geoff Bennett, Rethinking College SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Across the country, colleges and universities are disclosing the racial makeup of the first class of students admitted after the U.S. Supreme Court banned race-based affirmative action. The official numbers give a more detailed look at the potential impact of the court's ruling. While there's quite a bit of variation, several analyses show Black enrollment is down at a number of colleges. Will schools that had big declines in their share of Black students figure out ways to build up more diversity? Or will it simply become the new normal at those schools? David Leonhardt of The New York Times weighs in with his thoughts. |
| Angela Dennis, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn As election day approaches, organizers nationwide are intensifying their efforts to boost engagement and turnout efforts among college students and first-time voters. From registration drives to workshops on understanding ballot propositions, campus organizers are using creative strategies to get out the vote. With top concerns like employment opportunities, the economy, mental health, and reproductive rights at stake, Gen Z students are looking to the polls as a means of addressing issues they believe will shape their lives moving forward. |
| Zach Montague, The New York Times SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The Biden administration is proposing another student debt relief plan for eight million people who cannot repay their loans because of “financially devastating hardships," including things like surprise medical bills, burdensome child care or elder care costs, and financial losses from a natural disaster. The proposal, which will almost certainly face legal challenges, builds on the administration’s strategy of finding new ways to reduce student loan debt after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a far more ambitious $400 billion plan for as many as 45 million borrowers last year. |
| Delilah Brumer and Jeremy Garza, CalMatters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Nathan Lim, a student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, recently spent the summer working on an artificial intelligence tool to help students evaluate their senior project ideas for ethical and social justice implications. Lim is one of many California college students choosing to learn about AI theory and its emerging applications while preparing to enter an ever-changing workforce. Simultaneously, colleges and universities across the state are working to expand and develop AI courses and degrees to keep up with demand. |
| Eleanor Nash, The Kansas City Star |
| William Ford, Maryland Matters |
| Jo Alice Blondin, The Chronicle Review |
| Joshua Kim, Learning Innovation |
RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY |
| Korie Dean, The News & Observer |
| Anna Bryson, Richmond Times-Dispatch |
| Angela Dennis, Diverse Issues in Higher Education |
| Gloria Oladipo, The Guardian |
| Kevin L. Booker Jr., The CT Mirror |
| Jessie Hernandez-Reyes, Kayla C. Elliott, and Anna Byon, EdTrust |
| Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post |
| Danielle McLean, Higher Ed Dive |
| Ava Berger, Cape Cod Times |
| Isabella Yalif, Lindsay Hoyt, and Alison Cohen, EdSource |
| Jacob Kirksey, Kristin Mansell, Teresa Lansford, and
Angela Crevar, Urban Institute |
| The Lane Report (Kentucky) |
| Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media |
| National Bureau of Economic Research |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
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