As of August 2024, 39% of first-time bachelor's degree-seeking students were not completing their program within eight years. The reason: students don't see a clear path to completion.
The University of Alabama and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have each selected a president with a proven track record in academia and research.
These "ghost students," now running rampant in California and infiltrating other states, are deploying new deepfake technology to trick their institutional victims.
Fewer students are stopping out of college and 42 states recently saw increases in re-enrollment over the year prior, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Budget cuts at the National Center for Education Statistics signal future disruptions to data collection, sounding the alarm for higher education planning.
