As much as social media has revolutionized Maryville University's communications strategy, it's also changed how President Lombardi listens. Plus: his thoughts on the "era of hybrid education" and learning diagnostics.
A flood of college rankings have hit higher ed over the last several months, with varying degrees of acceptance or rejection. It's more of the latter emotion for one sector of higher ed.
Students and their families fret about the rising costs of college tuition, but housing costs are rising faster. The average cost of a dorm room at a four-year college rose by 37% in 10 years, from $5,433 in the 2012-13 academic year to $7,456 in 2022-23, federal datashows. In the same span, tuition and fees […]
Although more "postmortem" is needed to determine the full impact of the massive delays and confusion that plagued the government's botched rollout of its revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid last term, admissions directors at Iowa's public universities last week recounted the ramifications for their campuses, their applicants and their returning students. "We still, […]
The "great unbundling" of community colleges' academic offerings is rapidly feeding career-ready adult learners into high-demand fields. The prize for institutions: Higher enrollment and student buy-in.
Despite institutions spending thousands annually per student on support services, students remain greatly underprepared and socially isolated, an edtech CEO asserts.
College enrollments last year were lower than they were 12 years earlier in 2011, the first sustained drop in American history—and low birth rates suggest the pool of future college students may fall rather than increase.
Gen Z and emerging Gen Alpha are digital natives with tech-forward expectations that are driving more user-friendly, mobile and seamlessly integrated payment options.
