The university pioneered a fresh financing concept: an income share agreement program, dubbed Back a Boiler, that provides an alternative to traditional student debt.
If colleges can learn anything from the Netflix phenomenon, it is that if they do not adapt to the current environment, someone will come along and provide consumers what they want.
The University of Arkansas and Shorter College are among those who will be helping to reskill individuals who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of West Florida partnered with Togetherall at the start of the pandemic to offer students another resource to meet their needs. And they have been responding to it.
Putting our mics on mute and listening isn't just a Zoom strategy. It's a path forward to being the resilient and responsive institution that students, families, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders are all calling for.
Although mounting fees and tuition hikes are a big concern, here are a few things to ponder before dismantling existing funding streams for subsidized alternatives.
The University of Houston-Downtown is one of dozens of institutions in the state to receive backing to get stopped-out students to pursue degrees and certificates.