More of the agency's responsibilities are being handed off to other departments, which will take control of workforce programs, college access and child care.
Through careful design planning, universities can create agile, mixed-use spaces that offer a broader set of capabilities and much greater ROI than dedicated spaces.
If you've worked in enrollment for more than a minute, you know the ground keeps moving under your feet. Fewer students. More scrutiny. A world where "AI" and "ROI" get tossed around in the same sentence as "application funnel." Strategic Enrollment Management used to focus on managing the process: recruit, admit, yield, repeat. The job now stretches far beyond that. It involves steering a complex system that balances institutional mission, market realities, and rapid technological change. So how do you lead when everything — students, staffing, policy, even purpose — feels like it's in motion? You start by asking better questions.
Every additional $1,000 students earn in their first job out of college translates to an additional $700 in annual earnings five years after graduating, a new National Bureau of Economics Research paper finds.
While most college graduates gain financially from higher education, many still face barriers to affordable programs that lead to meaningful work—and many good jobs remain unfilled, says report.
