Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity. |
| Johanna Alonso, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Just 15 percent of student parents who are threatened with eviction while enrolled in a bachelor’s program go on to finish their degree, according to a new study from New America. The study relies on millions of Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes records from colleges and universities in six states, eviction court records compiled by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, and other federal government data. Its findings point to the dramatic impact that a loss of housing can have on student parents, who comprise one in five undergraduates. |
| Tara García Mathewson, CalMatters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn It has been more than two years since the release of ChatGPT created widespread dismay over generative AI’s threat to academic integrity. Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? As faculty members grapple with the implications of this situation for grading, some experts say tech companies have once again demonstrated their ability to profit from panic. |
| Leila Fadel, NPR SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn James Ryan, the president of the University of Virginia, resigned last week following an investigation by the United States Department of Justice over UVA's response to President Trump's order to end diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. At the time, Ryan said that if he stayed to fight, employees would lose their jobs, researchers would lose funding, and students would lose financial aid or lose their visas. So what precedent does this set? Brendan Cantwell, a professor of higher education who researches and teaches about the intersection of politics and higher education at Michigan State University, weighs in. |
| Charles Welch, Forbes SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn What makes a college outstanding? For too long, that question has been answered by rankings based on a narrow and outdated formula that includes variables like how many applications a college denies, how high their admitted students’ test scores are, and how large their endowment is. But that definition of excellence doesn’t serve students—or America. If we care about long-term student success and national competitiveness, we need to focus on the institutions that deliver social and economic mobility at scale. And by every meaningful measure, public universities—especially regional public universities—do this best, writes Charles Welch of the American Association of State Colleges & Universities in this op-ed. |
| Matina Stevis-Gridneff, The New York Times SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The Trump administration has put U.S. colleges in its crosshairs, launching policies that threaten to expel international students and jeopardize funding and academic freedoms. That reality has become Canada's gain, which is attracting several U.S. professors amid the turmoil. Students, too, could follow. This past week, the University of Toronto agreed to take in Harvard graduate students who are unable to complete their studies in the United States because of visa restrictions threatened by the Trump administration on foreigners. |
| Francie Diep and Eric Kelderman, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn For months, Harvard University’s resistance to many of the Trump administration’s escalating demands has served as a kind of beacon to higher education. However, some faculty and outside observers now fear there are no good deals to be made with the federal government. Others hope for a path forward that safeguards university research and teaching. |
| Bradford Vivian, Time Magazine |
| Laura Ascione, eCampus News |
| Sarah Stitzlein, Inside Higher Ed |
| Holly Zanville, Learn & Work Ecosystem Library |
| Deborah Martin, The Institute for College Access & Success |
| Erik Cliburn, INSIGHT Into Academia |
| Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed |
| Lee Gardner, Brock Read, and Rick Seltzer, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed Dive |
| Jay M., The Education Trust |
| Piper Hutchinson, Louisiana Illuminator |
| Emma Gallegos, John Fensterwald, Michael Burke, Zaidee Stavely, and Diana Lambert, EdSource |
| Natalie Pate and Tiffany Camhi, Oregon Public Broadcasting |
| Aastha Chandra, Des Moines Register |
| American Council on Education |
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