More than a dozen colleges and universities have announced budget cuts, staff layoffs and tuition increases in June and midway through July to cope with rising budget deficits.
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most American teens—especially girls—say graduating from college is very important to achieving their life goals. Despite rising tuition costs and student debt, teens remain more optimistic about college than adults, with about 6 in 10 calling it a top priority compared to 4 in 10 adults.
Recommitting to the humanities is not nostalgic: it is strategic. Students need both practical skills and deeper intellectual grounding to navigate an uncertain world.
The move is part of a broader strategy by the Burlington-based school to design a new “career-focused” curriculum for the fall of 2026 “that is focused on and driven by employer needs and student interests,” according to a fact sheet provided to VTDigger by the college.
More than 400 programs are slated for elimination, culling nearly 20% of the degrees previously offered by the state's public higher education institutions.
Last month (May), health and wellness colleagues gathered at the American College Health Association Annual Meeting to hear about new approaches to help serve students' mental and physical well-being.
