Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
Millions of college graduates are now beginning the next chapters of their lives with newly minted degrees and credentials. But there are still more than 40 million Americans with some college experience but no degree.
When students stop out, it's a missed opportunity for individuals, their families, communities, potential employers, and future generations. Watch and learn what some colleges and universities are doing to get these students back on track in a new film series called College Completion Comebacks from the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Financial aid professionals say their work provides an immense sense of personal satisfaction. They are, after all, at the forefront of creating pathways for students to attend college.
But this year tested their beliefs as staff members found themselves working overtime in order to navigate the multiple delays and technical glitches that accompanied the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Negative ideas about artificial intelligence often bombard today's students. Punitive policies heighten that fear while failing to recognize the potential educational benefits of these technologies.
In this perspective piece on the viability of AI in higher education, Cristina Lozano Argüelles of John Jay College argues that, instead of instilling fear in students about AI, educators should cultivate critical thinking and equip them for a job market that will use the technology.
In this season seven wrap-up episode of Future U, the hosts go to a rapid-fire format and break down some of the most pressing headlines in higher education today.
Among the topics: recent enrollment trends, the state of online education and OPMs, the ongoing FAFSA issues, campus protests related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, the increasing focus on value in higher education, and recent developments in compensating college athletes.
About 20 percent of college students are also parents. And although that statistic may invoke images of a mother trying to balance coursework with the responsibility of parenthood, in reality, about 30 percent of parenting students are fathers.
However, social stigma and ingrained cultural and gender norms often stand in the way of academic success for student-fathers, many college access experts say.
