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January 6, 2025

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Wanted: A New Generation of Pilots

Reyna Gobel and Alfonso Duran, The Hechinger Report

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 90 percent of all aircraft pilots are white males. Those in the field describe multiple obstacles to changing these demographics: a lack of transparency around how to break into piloting, the high cost of most programs, and the perception that the airline industry is unfriendly to women and people from underrepresented groups.

 

Broward College is trying to improve that trajectory.

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In Maryland, a Multimillion-Dollar Push to Scale Up High-Dosage Math Tutoring

Marianna McMurdock, The 74

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A model for high-dosage math tutoring employing nearly 1,000 college and graduate students has taken root across Maryland, converting some into lifelong educators and providing middle schoolers with diverse mentors.

 

Now in its first full academic year, the Maryland Tutoring Corps is bringing hundreds of college students from Morgan State University, Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Salisbury University into the lives of middle schoolers in Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools, and Wicomico County Public Schools.

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$12 Million State Initiative Aims to Help Students Pursue Behavioral Health Careers

Zeninjor Enwemeka, WBUR

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Despite a growing need for mental health care in Massachusetts, a shortage of service providers has long posed a challenge, experts say.

 

A new state trust fund aims to bridge that gap, helping to boost the pipeline of trained behavioral health workers by providing students with financial support for paid internships and training programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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Podcast: What Indigenous Knowledge Brings to Higher Education

Miranda Primm and Eliza Compton, Campus by Times Higher Education

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Higher education has historically marginalized or actively excluded Indigenous knowledge. However, some universities around the world now recognize how First Nations’ wisdom and culture can enrich education and are giving these communities a greater voice.

 

This podcast explores the work at two universities—one in Canada and one in New Zealand.

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The Year Ahead in Higher Ed: Five Trends to Watch in 2025

Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes

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The past year was a tumultuous one for American colleges and universities. Scores of institutions were forced to contain serious budget deficits. Campus protests broke out across the nation. Several prominent university presidents were forced from office. State legislatures continued to attack curricular and diversity initiatives.

 

What higher education issues will dominate in 2025? Will it be a better year for colleges and universities or another one marked by turmoil and controversy? Here are five trends to watch.

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Community Colleges Gear Up to Train Workers for America’s Proposed Manufacturing Future

Paul Solman and Ryan Connelly Holmes, PBS NewsHour

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In the next decade, millions of manufacturing jobs will open up in the United States as workers retire. Meanwhile, the sector is also supposed to add more jobs with help from federal subsidies. But by some current estimates, only half of the jobs will be filled.

 

Some two-year colleges, like Cincinnati State, are becoming key training grounds to prepare students for those future positions.

HUMAN WORK AND LEARNING

25 AI predictions for 2025

Laura Ascione, eSchool News

Why Do So Many Florida Universities Hire Politicians as Presidents?

Ian Hodgson, Tampa Bay Times

Six Ways the Workplace Will Change in 2025

Sarah Lynch, Inc. Magazine

Views: It's a Tough Time to Enter the Field, But Journalism Is More Needed Than Ever

John Buzbee, NOLA

EQUITY IN EDUCATION

How Cal State’s First Black Woman Trustee Influenced the University System

Amy DiPierro, EdSource

How Did the Supreme Court’s Reversal of Affirmative Action Impact Local Universities?

David Go, Milwaukee Magazine

New Haven High School Students to Explore Social Justice Issues and Earn College Credit

Crystal Elescano, The Ridgefield Press

For Federal Censorship of Higher Ed, Here’s What Could Happen in 2025

Jeffrey Adam Sachs and Jeremy C. Young, PEN America

Perspective: Building an Inclusive, Innovative STEM Workforce

Joann Blumenfeld, EdNC

COLLEGE ENROLLMENTS

Admission Leaders Share Resolutions for College Applicants

Brennan Barnard, Forbes

SUNY College Students Will See Easier Enrollment and Transfer Process in 2025

Holliday Moore, WAER

A Western North Carolina College President Looks Back on a Tumultuous Semester

Brianna Atkinson, WUNC

Free Community College Is Straining Schools as Enrollment Balloons, Professor Says

Darren Botelho, NBC Boston

STATE POLICY

California Colleges 2024 Year in Review: Mass Protests, Hundreds of Arrests, and Budget Uncertainty

Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters

Revised Polis Budget Plan Would Keep New School Funding Formula on Track for Six-Year Phase-In Period

Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat Colorado

Analysis: Higher Education Heads Into the 2025 Session, in Retreat

Kevin Richert, Idaho Education News

Opinion: The Best New Year’s 2025 Resolution for Iowa: Plug the Brain Drain

Maria Reppas, Iowa Capital Dispatch

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