The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act requires schools to identify and serve children who need tailored support to succeed academically, and to "prepare them for further education, employment and independent living." Organized as a series of six briefs, a new report from the Center for Learner Equity finds a devastating lack of access to […]
As a junior at George Washington University, Ty Lindia meets new students every day. But with the shadow of the Israel-Hamas war hanging over the Washington, D.C., campus, where everyone has a political opinion, each new encounter is fraught. "This idea that I might say the wrong thing kind of scares me," said Lindia, who […]
Dr. Antonio Flores, president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, details how Hispanic Serving Institutions will best serve a U.S. labor workforce projected to be one-fifth Hispanic by 2030.
How much can Arizona's state universities charge students? There is a limit — but only on paper. The Arizona Constitution requires that instruction in the university system be "as nearly free as possible.'' In 2003, John Kromko, then a Democratic state representative from Tucson and a student at the University of Arizona, cited that clause […]
As fewer community college transfer students complete a bachelor's degree, authors Lauren Schudde and Huriya Jabbar believe the trend is rooted in "gatekeeping" practices at public four-year colleges. In a six-year study interviewing 104 transfer-intending students, Jabbar, an associate professor at the University of Southern California, said viewing transfer issues solely as a community college […]
The Brooklyn-based Marcy Lab School is offering its students a tuition-free alternative to postsecondary education attainment—with commendable student success metrics to boast.
Higher education is arguably the most important source of skill development, which facilitates both economic and social mobility. In the past few decades, empirical studies have consistently demonstrated that college-educated individuals earn higher wages, achieve more extensive professional networks, and collectively experience greater inter-generational upward mobility. Non-college educated workers now engage more in less skilled […]
Yet another president has stepped down due in part to their perceived mismanagement of campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas war. One retiring president survived a no-confidence vote two years prior.
The nomination of Howard University graduate Kamala Harris for president has brought new attention to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, in the United States. The oldest HBCUs have been in existence for over 150 years, and HBCUs continue to play an important role in the U.S. higher education landscape. As of fall 2022 – […]
With Florida, Georgia and Tennessee institutions resuming classes Monday, several colleges across North Carolina have remain closed. Also: a new accreditor seeks to challenge legacy organizations.
