As college enrollment decreases nationwide, liberal arts colleges need all the more reason to stick out from large universities. Study abroad is uniquely positioned to enhance their value proposition.
Shortened academic terms—such as eight-week courses and winter break sessions—show varying rates of success at a group of colleges and universities examined in a new analysis.
Earning two-year community college degrees in health care or STEM fields can put young people on a solid course to better earnings in well-paid fields with high demand for workers in Massachusetts, but there are big gaps in those seeking these degrees between students from low-income and better-off households.
For better or for worse, young people across the country and around the world are chronicling their every acceptance and rejection on social media, which can make the college admission process more complex and stressful.
"There are a lot of things that have people freaked out about the election of the Trump administration, but sometimes disrupting a system is a good thing," Jane Swift, president of Education at Work, says on the latest University Business Podcast.
Regardless of an institution's size, here's how higher ed leaders can shrink the size of campus by creating community pathways for first-generation students.
