Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Mark Rivett, The Chronicle Review SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn To Mark Rivett, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh sounded like a dream come true. For the first time in his life, he felt excited about learning. However, Rivett's enthusiasm quickly turned to disappointment as he faced thousands of dollars in debt, worthless credits, and a loss of time. Yet Rivett was one of the lucky ones. In this essay, he elaborates on the murky world of predatory schools. |
| Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn High school students around the world recently received an email telling them their Advanced Placement exam scores were under review for potential academic integrity violations—and, if corroborated, they could be canceled. Many students deemed the communication a phishing scam—at first. Only later did they become concerned about how the message, if real, might impact their college acceptances. Then, on July 8, when the AP results were released, their worst fears materialized. |
| Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is crediting its free college program for nearly doubling the number of adults ages 25 and older who are enrolled in the state’s two-year institutions.
MassReconnect's popularity has led some state lawmakers to advocate for its expansion. In May, state senate Democrats proposed universal free community college for all residents.
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| Luis Rincon and Yolanda Watson Spiva, Diverse Issues in Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Upward transfer remains one of higher education’s most effective tools for ensuring social and economic mobility, but some experts caution that we cannot view—or support—all transfer students in the same way. Sometimes the most direct route to college completion requires a brief detour that involves taking classes elsewhere. It’s up to institutions to ensure all roads lead back home, write Yolanda Watson Spiva of Complete College America and Acadeum's Luis Rincon in this op-ed. |
| Andrew McBride, NorthJersey SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn More Than Bootstraps, founded in 2018, provides first-generation and underrepresented students from Passaic Public Schools with holistic services to aid them in the college application process.
This spring, during Passaic High School's graduation rehearsal, the group added a new twist to the event—a push by college mentors to get the soon-to-be graduates to file federal college financial aid forms.
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| Dennis Pierce, Community College Daily SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Disaster planning and response have always been essential parts of community college operations. However, as extreme weather conditions become more common as a result of global climate change, preparing for natural disasters takes on even greater urgency. Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, knows this reality all too well. |
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