Employment patterns are now improving for young workers without degrees

The shift does not mean a college degree has lost its overall employment advantage.

3 important ways to help veterans transition to the workforce

Potential stumbling blocks include insufficient understanding of career options, adjusting to professional networking and transferring credits.

Pipeline needed: Every metro area now faces a workforce shortage

Just 15% of workers without a bachelor's degree are earning premium salaries, according to new research from Georgetown University.

Bachelor’s degrees in humanities now at a 30-year low

Students’ waning interest in the humanities contrasts with growth in other fields, such as engineering, healthcare and the natural sciences.

Workforce readiness starts with how campuses communicate

What tends to go unexamined is how campuses themselves communicate day to day, and what that teaches students about how information is supposed to move.

New earnings rules threaten schools that take a wait-and-see approach

Schools that fail to look at the reality of their students’ earning potential face an existential risk.

Why higher ed has to embrace and embed AI now

We must lean into AI use while teaching students to engage with it ethically and purposefully. That means being specific about what’s acceptable.

Career readiness is now about closing the skills gap

We should treat career readiness the same way we address degree completion; with the same precision, sequence, and accountability as the curriculum itself.

How to redesign campus wellness for nontraditional students

Ever wonder why institutions that serve working adults—even the ones that are mostly online—still have clubs, organizations, mascots, and graduation walks?

Navigating the endowment squeeze with AI and better data

Never in recent memory have colleges, universities and their endowments been under more scrutiny—and more pressure to perform.

What I wish I had known as a vice president of enrollment

Enrollment data told me what was happening. I wish I had spent more time understanding the conversations behind those numbers.

How to prepare college athletes to treat NIL like a business

Managing NIL income requires a level of financial sophistication most student-athletes haven't yet developed.

How to build summer partnerships that generate revenue and advance careers

The best partnerships are more than facility rentals. They are strategic collaborations that advance the missions of both organizations.

American higher education is a mosaic, not a monolith

Self-examination is essential. But the premise of a single, unified higher education system in need of homogeneous reform is fundamentally flawed because no such monolith exists.

State college in Maine draws scrutiny from accreditor over fast online degrees

Enrollment has skyrocketed at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, a small state school near the Canadian border, as word has spread that it offers fast, affordable degrees.

US judge strikes down Education Department’s anti-DEI grant policy

Judge says the policy provided no discernible criteria for ​what programs would be considered "DEI" and disfavored for funding. The department also ⁠failed to consider how canceling the grants would impact those who relied upon the funding, ​she said.

Why Gordon Gee has never been afraid to be different

Even without the perch of a presidency, the 82-year-old remains heavily influential in conversations surrounding higher ed's future, especially seeking to stabilize college athletics.

Cap? What cap? How college football programs blow past player spending limits

Schools in Power 4 conferences are allowed to directly share up to $21.6 million in revenue with their athletes this year. Most schools say they are allocating around 75% of that revenue sharing pool to football players