The Center on Education and the Workforce found that only 14% of master's programs provided a higher premium than related bachelor's degrees. And how could a 'double Pell' erase the student debt gap?
Nearly 1 in 4 undergraduate students and about one-third of graduate students have children, and campus child care can help address some of the challenges student parents face. The number of colleges offering campus child care services has declined in recent years—a trend accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. "The child care workforce continues […]
Recent history shows us that a concerted nationwide effort can improve students' outcomes, such as the gains made in high school graduation rates over the past 20 years.
In his new book, "Degrees of Risk: Navigating Insecurity and Inequality in Public Higher Education," sociology professor Blake R. Silver examines some of many ways that college students can slip through the cracks at public colleges and universities. In the following Q&A with The Conversation U.S., Silver expounds on what he discovered while doing research […]
The report's authors noted that this gap may vary—or even be wider—at institutions that do not stress discipline as intensely as West Point. Also: what does this presidential candidate's bid to cut "unnecessary" college degree mean for you?
In the week ahead, some colleges can begin building reduced-credit programs and maybe even expect more high school students to enroll right after graduation.
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.
The revolution of e-commerce and other user-centric digital platforms has set the standard for customer experience. Here's how one large research university is trying to keep up.
Institutions of different shapes and sizes are gearing up to help thousands of students upskill in a dynamic workforce environment by implementing alternative credentials at scale.
With AI a powerful force that is already changing the world, academia, too, should embrace it—but in a way that takes advantage of innovation while staying true to the values of education.
