Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
Rising college costs. The student debt crisis. Public skepticism about higher education's value. Colleges across the country are in the middle of an existential crisis, and state policymakers are noticing and looking to be more involved in addressing the underlying issues.
However, they want the federal government to leave accountability measures to them, according to a three-part reportreleased last week by the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Task Force on Higher Education.
Apprenticeships are becoming increasingly front and center as a pathway to economic mobility in the United States, providing a combination of on-the-job learning and classroom instruction.
Bob Lehman, a researcher and advocate of apprenticeships, discusses on this podcast how a robust apprenticeship system can significantly contribute to a positive change in the U.S. workforce.
There’s a motto in Corie Steinke’s office at the University of Akron: Decisions are made by those who show up. It’s a classic line from the political television show, “The West Wing.” But, as the university’s assistant director for civic engagement and leadership programs, the sentiment drives her work, too.
Steinke is among many individuals tasked with spearheading nonpartisan voting initiatives on campuses throughout Ohio. They’re doing that work amid a highly charged national political backdrop and misinformation—as well as changes to voting laws that could confuse students.
Career readiness—and especially the somewhat amorphous concept of career pathways—has gained momentum over the past several years, driven by a confluence of educational and economic factors and, more recently, by student sentiment.
Proponents of career pathways believe in their potential to address longstanding disparities in the nation's education systems and labor market. But to deliver on that promise, the field must first tackle barriers to access, equity, and scale.
After criticism from Republican lawmakers and right-wing media outlets, Texas A&M University at College Station may disband its nascent minor in LGBTQ+ studies and more than four dozen other minors and certificate programs.
The changes are courtesy of a new process that that reviews minors and certificates that enroll few students. According to the university, those that don’t meet a certain enrollment threshold may be subject to “inactivation.”
After seeing use of its services plummet, the Student Health Center at Cal State Dominguez Hills decided to hire a dozen “peer ambassadors" to help students tap into affordable health care.
On-campus health care is among the most affordable medical care that students will ever experience. They just have to get in the door. And better student access might mean better student service as campuses adjust to what students need.
