New college graduates are entering a tougher job market, with unemployment running higher than the overall workforce. Experts say joblessness can hit them especially hard because many have limited savings and college debt.
Two blind graduate students say inaccessible digital materials at West Virginia University kept them from fully accessing their education. A new ADA rule will soon require public colleges to meet clearer digital accessibility standards.
At Messina College, students take small classes and labs, and work closely with mentors. The college says most students pay an average of $2,000 per year for tuition, room and board.
President Sarah Wisdom says her experience overseeing K12 budgets, staffing and student outcomes offers a rare but timely perspective for a small college.
Research indicates that students studying abroad often experience competency growth in developmental stages, from feeling stretched by the novelty, to reaching out and connecting, and finally to gaining confidence through persistence.
The inclination to buy small but lavishly doesn't reflect irresponsibility as much as the need to have some agency in an economy that has outpaced young people's means.
As higher education rebounds from the pandemic dip and amasses more nontraditional learners, here are some data points that can win over more skeptical students and their families.
