Students who bypassed developmental courses were more likely to pass and earn more credits, according to the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness.
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?
Despite a welcome string of new hires, the specifics behind why the leaders of Oklahoma State University, Colorado State University Pueblo and Crowder College remain unclear.
Increasingly, college and university presidents are using their voices to address what they say are misguided assaults on admissions policies, educational curricula, endowment support, research priorities and freedom of expression.
Proposed legislation would prohibit universities from offering certificates, degrees or courses in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer studies or DEI. Employees found to be teaching these subjects could be fired and have their name added to a do-not-hire list.
More than 2.4 million students went to college last fall for certificates or "non-degree" credentials, part of a shift in consumer and employer demand for "just-in-time" learning, according to a report by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
