Amid intense pressure from the Trump administration and deepening public skepticism of higher education, a number of colleges have embarked on an unusually public bout of self-scrutiny in an effort to regain public trust.
When survival becomes the strategy, it quietly changes how leaders lead. Efficiency replaces direction, caution replaces conviction, and, over time, organizations don't stabilize. They stall.
Today, AI is no longer a concept to explore in higher education; it's a capability to implement. The technology has matured. So have the expectations. Institutions now face tighter budgets, increased public scrutiny around cost and outcomes, and the far-reaching impacts of FAFSA delays and demographic shifts. As noted in Liaison's new report, AI in […]
Here are three ways that this network of small, embedded community colleges is dramatically improving bachelor's completion for first-generation students.
A celebration at the California Academy of Sciences marked a major milestone for 223 San Francisco high school seniors who are now headed to college with significant financial backing. The Crankstart Foundation, a family-run organization, hosted its first-ever send-off event for recipients of a scholarship program now in its second year. The scholarship provides students […]
Liberal arts units at STEM institutions are often adaptive, ready to innovate, conversant with the culture of tech fields and comfortable aligning their scholarship with colleagues in different disciplines.
