Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Brian O’Leary, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Students who receive Pell Grants make up a sizable share of the nation’s undergraduates: nearly four out of every 10 students. They also tend to graduate at lower rates than their peers. According to the Biden administration, two-thirds of Pell recipients are from households with incomes below $30,000, and 93 percent are from households with incomes below $60,000. Recent research from the U.S. Department of Education on 2023 enrollment and six-year graduation rates sheds insight on where Pell students tend to go to college and what their graduation rates are—where they’re close to that of their peers and where they lag. |
| Diana Lambert, EdSource SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn California has faced a racial imbalance between its teacher workforce and its student population for years, with a majority Hispanic student population being taught by teachers who are mostly white. That could be changing, as more people of Hispanic heritage enroll in college teacher preparation programs in the state. |
| Angela Dennis, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed America’s racial landscape. Every third Monday in January, millions of Americans pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and this year is no different. Some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember King’s contributions. |
| Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn In today’s technology-driven world, there’s an app to track almost everything: movies watched, steps taken, books read, and calories consumed. At Robert Morris University, students can now track their career prep progress thanks to a new initiative called RMU Ready. The personalized career and academic pathway allows students to log their successes and participation inside and outside of the classroom. |
| Ed Finkel, Community College Daily SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Community colleges that offer the ability to upload learning and employment records into a dashboard—often called a “digital wallet”—provide students the opportunity to present their credentials to any potential employer, anywhere, at any time. Yet, adoption of these apps hasn’t gone as quickly or seamlessly as some in the sector have hoped. That may be changing with the help of the American Association of Community Colleges and the LER Accelerator project. |
| Megan Lim, Juana Summers, and Sarah Handel, WAER SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The last four years have been rocky at times for the U.S. Department of Education, from the troubled rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid to fallout from the termination of race-conscious admissions policies. Still, there are successes. More than five million Americans saw their student loans forgiven. And this year, FAFSA applicants are having a much smoother experience. Miguel Cardona reflects on his time as secretary of education under President Joe Biden in this interview. |
| Andres Hernandez, Jr., The Education Trust |
| Joseph Moxley, Times Higher Education |
| John Warner, Just Visiting |
| Sara Weissman, Inside Higher Ed |
| Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration |
| Jacquelyn Elias, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Vanessa Miller, The Gazette |
| Brigham Tomco, Deseret News |
| Maria Benevento, Columbia Missourian |
| Ethan Sandweiss, WFYI (Indiana) |
| Michael Burke and Amy DiPierro, EdSource |
| Chris Peace, Cardinal News |
| Phillip Levine, The Chronicle Review |
| Dustin Hornbeck, PBS NewsHour |
| Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed |
| Meg Little Reilly, Forbes |
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