Date & Time: Wednesday, November 12th at 2 p.m. ET <br><br> In this 30-minute Ed Talk, learn about the nuts and bolts of microcredential programs and how you can deploy a successful program at your institution. What should you consider when setting up business processes and payments? Attendees who join the live event will be able to participate in a ThoughtExchange workshop to share and rank the best practices from their peers on microcredentialing processes.
Public confidence in higher education has plummeted in recent years amid high tuition prices, skyrocketing student loans and a dismal job market—plus ideological concerns from conservatives. Now, colleges are scrambling to prove their value to students.
Faculty and academic support staff from over 50 institutions are exploring generative AI's place in pedagogy, research and the student experience this weekend.
All schools can now sign on to a higher ed compact, which offers preferential funding treatment in exchange for compliance with components of President Donald Trump's agenda.
Four out of five presidents stated that college athletics are headed in a "negative direction" in the age of NIL and athlete revenue sharing, according to this NCAA survey.
The number of added students—9,112 more going into higher education this year — has also never been so high. The state now has a total of 216,117 enrolled across its eight traditional schools in its public system.
The 2025 Real College Survey found 44% of San Diego Community College students were food insecure and 59% faced housing instability, prompting renewed efforts to strengthen campus resources and basic-needs programs.
San Jacinto College in Pasadena is among several Texas community colleges reviewing their academic offerings. The move follows a viral video of a student confronting a professor over gender identity that sparked widespread political debate.
"It takes four years just to learn the role and then another couple of years to figure out what to do with it," James Birge says, who will soon retire from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
