Reports by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and YouthTruth suggest that male enrollment has declined faster than women for the past five years and only 57% of young men graduating high school in 2023 expect to go to college.
In stories detailing inequities, from post-graduation income gaps to programming that places Black students in less upwardly mobile career tracks, the news consistently demonstrates that our higher education system is not equitably serving Black learners. If we as a society believe that higher education is still a key lever in creating more equitable outcomes for all learners, we […]
The USDA is taking out risky loans worth tens of millions of dollars to colleges and universities to prevent rural communities from becoming higher education "deserts," according to The Hechinger Report.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced proudly in August that 100,000 people had applied for her state's free college program, Michigan Reconnect. But there's a hitch. Most statewide programs, including Michigan's, don't necessarily help the lowest-income students finish or pay for college. Many cover only the tuition that is still outstanding after federal aid is used […]
In other words, Bennett argued, when colleges are aware that students have easy access to cheap loans to pay their bills, they're more likely to hike prices. This theory became known as the "Bennett Hypothesis." Since then, as Uncle Sam created and expanded direct student lending programs, the Bennett Hypothesis has been hotly debated. Now, […]
Advocates for community colleges defend them as the underdogs of America's higher education system, left to serve the students who need the most support but without the money required to provide it.
The school's enrollment—and consequently, its revenue—has suffered from a dwindling pool of local high school students and a lack of interest among those graduates for a college education, according to the Board's letter.
Community colleges say they can't help the neediest students get through college successfully without more funding. But these institutions, which educate 10 million students a year or 44 percent of all undergraduates, have a terrible track record; fewer than half their students end up earning degrees. Obviously, all those college dropouts aren't improving local work […]
With Colorado and Rhode Island College of Design opting out of U.S. News Best College Rankings, a flood of other schools may follow suit. Is your school prepared to market itself effectively in the digital, consumer-first age?
