With robust digital credential programs emerging at schools across the country, it's clear that academic records and credentials are a natural place to begin.
San Diego Community College District Chancellor Carlos Cortez has resigned in order to care for his parents, who are experiencing health issues, the district announced Monday evening. Cortez had announced on March 30 that he was taking extended emergency family leave to spend more time with his parents, who live in Florida. Greg Smith, the […]
Only 51% of students who began a four-year degree in 2012 completed a degree within eight years at that institution, according to NCES. Bellwether believes a nonlinear higher education system can regain students' trust and recapture their valuation of a postsecondary degree.
Along with the launch in December of a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to request financial help for the 2024-25 year, the Department of Education is also changing its formula to determine who will qualify for aid and how much they'll receive. The changes fulfill legislation passed in 2020 aiming to make student aid easier to get. While students overall will […]
Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later. It's advertised as a cheaper path to a bachelor's degree, an education hack in a world of ever-rising tuition costs. Yet the reality is rarely that simple. For some students, the transfer process becomes a maze so confusing […]
Higher education has become a black hole for money, with innumerable expenditures on personnel and programs that would never pass the test of the market. In today's Martin Center article, Jenna Robinson explains about it. She writes: "The Faculty Retirement Incentive Program (FRIP), if funded, would provide institutions with flexibility, improve university productivity, and save […]
With one state's Senate passing an end to tenure and one university coming under fire for blaming COVID on laying off at least 30 professors, here is the latest picture of the tenure chopping block.
Millions of people pursue higher education in the U.S. each year, and one U of I professor said direct college admissions may be changing the future of the college admissions process. U of I professor Jennifer Delaney in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership has co-written studies examining the impact of direct college admissions. Delaney's […]
Per the school, the announcement comes following the expansion of academic programs at Canisius, which petitioned the New York State Education Department Board of Regents for the designation. Canisius currently offers 36 master's programs and advanced certificates. Starting in August, ahead of the Fall 2023 semester, the school will unveil a new branding initiative for […]
Ron Patterson's record cultivating strong enrollment numbers made him a ready appointment at Chadron State College. One of these president's decisions to step down, however, is hard to decipher.
