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Helping displaced energy workers form a new college path

As American politicians tout plans to help displaced energy workers, universities are already creating scholarships and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the unemployed and underemployed...

Proposed law: Enroll more low-income students, or pay the price

A bipartisan bill intended to improve college access and graduation rates would impose college-loan program penalties on institutions that perform poorly in these areas. The...

Dispelling myths around switching college majors

Students who arrive at college with a declared major don’t necessarily graduate in a timely manner, and taking the time to explore different academic...

Emergency apartment for homeless students at Kennesaw State

By the end of August, two students had already lived in an emergency-housing apartment dedicated to the homeless at Kennesaw State University outside Atlanta. And...

How to reduce campus food waste

More than 22 million pounds of uneaten food is thrown away on college campuses each year, according to Food Recovery Network, a student-driven nonprofit...

Students or employees? Unionizing assistants

Leaders at private colleges concerned about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling allowing Columbia University teaching and research assistants to unionize can look to...

Higher ed gains prominence in presidential race

The bold headlines written about free tuition and college debt relief this election season signal that higher education occupies a more prominent place in...

Family Nights at Des Moines Area Community College, Urban Campus: At a glance

What: Events aimed at creating a college-going culture in local ethnic communities, where attendees can get direction on career choice, applying to college, and...

Four-year housing trend takes off at NY community college

A community college in upstate New York has seized on a residential life trend spreading rapidly at four-year institutions: the living-learning community. The concept—meant to...

Millennial demand drives higher ed badging expansion

Almost all U.S. colleges and universities now award certificates, digital badges and other forms of microcredentials so students can quickly show an employer specialized...