Meanwhile, the president of New College of Florida fights back against the conservative school's decision to dump books en masse, and nearly 2,000 Cornell University are striking as fall classes begin.
Only 13% of community college students actually go on to earn degrees from four-year institutions within eight years, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Education in 2023.
Consider this: Parents helping with their child's college search may define "affordability" differently than some higher ed leaders. Here's what leaders can do about that.
North Carolina students and academic advisors now can use one online portal to access the college credit transfer guidelines of nearly 100 institutions. Other states are also improving their pathways to drive degree attainment.
As scary as these prices may seem, many of these universities don't charge the full amount. In other news, the American Association of University Professors now supports boycotts.
Tight budgets, half-formed institutional strategies and a turbulent online program manager market are impeding chief online learning officers from advancing innovative programs—despite more than half stating their enrollment is growing faster than on-campus programs.
Families reported spending $28,409 on the 2023-24 academic year, and they paid nearly half with income and savings, according to Sallie Mae. There was also clear evidence of the impacts of FAFSA troubles.
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission says the tight budget constraints outlined by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek put public universities, community colleges and students in difficult financial positions
The partnership guarantees TCC students' admission to CNU once they have earned at least 16 credits at TCC with at least a 2.5 GPA. It will also facilitate a CNU grant program for TCC transfer students who have demonstrated financial need, conditional on available funding.
While AI's potential is broad and abuzz across campuses, it's critical for institutions to think about what problems it can realistically and cost-effectively solve.
