Notre Dame de Namur's 96.5-acre sale mirrors a strategic pivot among small private colleges that have downsized, specialized and digitized in recent years.
As of August 2024, 39% of first-time bachelor's degree-seeking students were not completing their program within eight years. The reason: students don't see a clear path to completion.
As confidence in higher education erodes, community colleges must clearly show how they support student success and drive local impact. By tracking credentials, wages and community outcomes, they can demonstrate lasting value—especially for underserved populations.
As state budgets tighten and calls for return on investment rise, performance-based funding models are proliferating—but not all models are created equal.
Graduates, many of whom worked at least one job to afford basic necessities, are finding employment. Here's what some students did in college to get ahead.
