Donors to two women's liberal arts colleges have been showing their strong beliefs in the institutions' missions—in a very big way—even as higher ed navigates COVID's disruptions.
Equity comes down to fifth-graders for Fernando Figueroa, the president of Gateway Community & Technical College in Kentucky. There are several things they need to understand about their potential, he says.
As educational institutions grapple with an ever-changing reality, strategies for employee engagement and workforce stability rank high on the priority list in 2021.
Higher education is playing a critical role in upskilling and reskilling the American workforce to support career changes, while also stemming the fall in our nation's rate of innovation.
Economic and demographic realities are pressuring colleges to produce employable graduates and many schools are innovating to attract underserved groups.