First-generation students are prone to fall behind in higher education and beyond, prompting colleges, universities and related organizations to recognize their struggles and alleviate them.
With rising student demand and workforce prowess, degrees embracing these digital STEM fields can reap high enrollment and grant impressive ROI. Some institutions have already adopted it into their longstanding programs this year.
Here's a number that should startle superintendents: 72% of female high school graduates lack confidence about their career path, a new survey has found.
One recent initiative might be the most expansive as it attempts to put multiple sectors on the same page to ensure their trust and quality across K12, higher education and third-party providers. 1EdTech TrustEd aims to develop a framework of trustworthy, verifiable micro-credentials that operate across various networks with ease.
Two universities that have embraced remote work in some of their departments have experienced early signs of better staff recruitment, performance, work morale and performance.
A group of professors at Vassar, the historic US women's college in New York, tried for years to internally resolve an issue of being paid less than their male counterparts but now they have finally resorted to legal action, a lawyer for the group said. Vassar has been hit with a federal lawsuit brought by five senior female […]
For Miles Community College President Ron Slinger, adding a one-credit class on soft skills to Montana's already extensive patchwork of career-based K-12 opportunities is also a way to address a key concern Montana employers have identified in the workforce. According to a 2019 survey of more than 1,000 businesses conducted by the Montana Chamber Foundation, […]
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 25 at 2 pm ET <br><br> Attend this webinar with Jennifer Janecek-Hartman, Ph.D., Vice President of Campus Services at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College (N.D.), to learn how to more accurately calculate and promote an institution's true ROI. Janecek-Hartman recently received a Most Innovative Approach to ROI award from the ROI Institute.
The college is one of 25 institutions nationwide to be accepted into the cohort. The consortium supports institutions in easing barriers to internship access and job market preparation, particularly for underrepresented groups. In partnership with Riipen, this experiential learning platform will integrate real-world, employer designed projects into existing courses. The platform will equip students with […]
