The dominant metaphor for colleges of education is a pipeline. Candidates enter, complete preparation, and exit into schools. That model is no longer sufficient.
A Trump administration investigation has frozen key campus voting data that colleges use to track and improve student turnout. The loss of updated reports is leaving schools with less guidance as they plan voter engagement efforts in a midterm election year.
Federal judge said the federal government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out to universities in a "rushed and chaotic" manner.
As higher education rebounds from the pandemic dip and amasses more nontraditional learners, here are some data points that can win over more skeptical students and their families.
