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The untapped potential of near-completers: Why higher ed must double down on adult learners

August 01, 2024

Helping adult learners requires a system and institution-wide focus on providing effective support throughout the process and ensuring students receive credit for their past achievements.

‘TGIF Time-saver’: Kamala Harris’ impact on higher ed

Micah Ward | July 25, 2024

The presumptive Democratic nominee is gaining support from prominent education figures. What might be in store?

FAFSA issues force hard choices: 44% of students said college decisions came down to $5,000 in aid

CNBC | July 03, 2024

A recent study found that 76% of students said the financial aid amount awarded to them, and the overall financial aid process, was the top driver in their choice about where to go to college.

Are latest layoffs at this university a first look at the FAFSA fiasco's consequences?

Alcino Donadel | June 25, 2024

Universities are receiving fewer FAFSA submitters and looking at smaller enrollment numbers than last year due to this year's federal aid delays. Small- to mid-sized private colleges recuperating from the pandemic have another steep hill to climb.

The new trick families are using to lower college tuition bills

New York Magazine | June 25, 2024

The calculus among collegegoing families often looks like this: Is a school ranked 25th by U.S. News & World Report worth full price when a school ranked 40th is willing to give a $10,000-a-year discount?

How colleges can help restore what students lost during COVID

Yolanda Watson Spiva | June 11, 2024

By following specific and proven strategies, the nation’s colleges and universities can reassure nervous students, families and policymakers and build pathways to completion of credentials of value that can lift up individuals and communities.

Credit for prior learning is showing value. Should your college care?

Alcino Donadel | June 05, 2024

Credit for prior learning is gaining traction, spelling potential leaps in equitable postsecondary access. However, several factors could hinder its progress without immediate attention, declares a new report from AACRAO.

Delaware College of Art and Design to close permanently in Wilmington

Delaware News Journal | May 24, 2024

The college noted broad, ongoing challenges: a shrinking number of college-age students, rising operational costs, unexpected issues surrounding FAFSA.

After FAFSA difficulties, Maryland college aid system down in another obstacle for students

CBS News | May 22, 2024

After the troubled rollout of the new FAFSA application, students in Maryland are facing another obstacle. The Maryland College Aid Processing System website, also known as MDCaps, is temporarily down. Maryland’s higher education system cites several issues it’s facing transitioning MDCaps to the FAFSA form’s federal changes. Some problems include uploading completed MHEC One applications, […]

A look at a unique law that makes transfer credits count

Alcino Donadel | May 21, 2024

Colorado is guaranteeing a "seamless transfer of course credit" and becomes the first state to require four-year universities to report which two-year credits they accept and reject. Lawmakers believe it will curb college costs and increase graduation rates.

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