Colleges are feeling the pressure to innovate their credentials. Quality and innovation can coexist as colleges work quickly to reshape degrees, a major accreditor says.
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.
Nearly half of all community college students reach meaningful milestones—a far better picture than traditional graduation rates suggest, a new Federal Reserve metric finds.
CUNY's Accelerated Study in Associate Programs model has succeeded partly because it offers comprehensive support of students' financial, academic and personal needs.