With survival of the humanities on the line, colleges are pivoting to make offerings like languages and philosophy more relevant to job seekers. Are students and their parents buying in?
Outcomes-based funding formulas could push institutions to help students secure well-paying careers, asserts this whitepaper from The Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity.
More than three-quarters of employees said they learned more in six months at their job than in their entire four-year education, according to Hult International Business School and Workplace Intelligence.
Students at the University of Maryland are fighting to get to the top of Michael McMillan’s class waitlists. He’s teaching personal finance—and students are more interested in the subject than ever.
The University of New Orleans, a public institution, announced last week it will furlough full-time employees and may also layoff some positions to close its "significant structural budget deficit."
School districts in urban, suburban and rural parts of Colorado fear serious funding cuts—amounting to as much as 30% of their total budget—that could force tough decisions next year under Gov. Jared Polis’ latest budget proposal.
Leadership skill in translating dollars to student success initiatives is just one reason why stronger state funding doesn't necessarily boost graduation rates.
While AI that is confined and structured can be useful in higher education settings, AI that is unpredictable, unmanageable and unexplainable has the potential to lead institutions down a dangerous road.
