Only 51% of students who began a four-year degree in 2012 completed a degree within eight years at that institution, according to NCES. Bellwether believes a nonlinear higher education system can regain students' trust and recapture their valuation of a postsecondary degree.
Ron Patterson's record cultivating strong enrollment numbers made him a ready appointment at Chadron State College. One of these president's decisions to step down, however, is hard to decipher.
Mergers, acquisitions, partnerships—oh my! Alliances can be highly individualized depending on each institution's unique set of challenges. However, these trends can help explain what's going on.
Florida lawmakers are planning ways for the state to create its own high-level courses and exams on the heels of a scrap between the DeSantis administration and the College Board over its African American studies AP program. During budget negotiations this week, the Legislature agreed to spend a combined $2.8 million developing a homegrown program […]
"We're about to fall off that cliff," said Higher Education Co-Chairman Gregg Haddad referring to the reliance the state system placed on one-time federal aid investments, such as the American Rescue Plan.
With a smaller pool of available students, a growing wake of attention to mental health and a swelling public skepticism of higher education, these small private college and university leaders in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Maine are redefining their job to guide their schools in murky waters.
By undertaking these programs now, campus communities will reap the benefits for generations to come – saving energy and reducing waste, instilling in students’ lifelong habits of sustainable practices, and even saving money along the way.
As college costs continue to rise and student loan debt reaches record highs, Generation Z students are increasingly interested in alternative ways to pay for their education. It is vital that institutions offer flexible payment plan options to attract, enroll and retain Gen Z students. Watch this recent webinar to learn more about these changing […]
Managers cite GenZers' lack of motivation and thin skin as their top employee complaints and as their top motivations fire them. In fact, 65% say they more commonly need to fire GenZers than employees of other generations.
A key admissions position has long been dominated by a young, flighty workforce due to intense job pressure and wage gaps. That may not suffice anymore as higher ed faces a looming enrollment cliff.
