Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
| Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Spread across three days, the World Academic Summit draws global leaders from far and wide to discuss the complexities of higher education in a changing world. Based on observations from various panel sessions and conversations with academic leaders, CEOs, and students, it’s clear that despite geographic differences, institutions around the world are grappling with similar challenges. |
| Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Texas high school students can now see which of the state’s public universities will accept them based on their credentials before they fill out a college application. The new tool, called Direct Admissions, is meant to streamline the college application process and remove some of the challenges that can make students hesitant to apply, higher education officials say. |
| Lex Weaver, The World SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn Immigration is a heated topic in the United States. Part of that conversation includes the thousands of degree-seeking international students who move to the United States every year, many with hopes of remaining here after completion. But what about those U.S. students who decide to study abroad and then want to stay there? Amine Mechaal, director of global engagement at Columbia University’s Teachers College, breaks down the hurdles many students face to study, live, and work in their host countries. |
| Aleisha Robinson, Azia Ross, Dierre Hartman, Ja'Caiya Stephens, and Marcus Bland, Open Campus SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn In a few weeks, voters will decide who becomes the nation’s next president. There’s been much speculation about whether Vice President Kamala Harris’ identity as a Howard University graduate will result in support at the polls from students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In this interview, HBCU students discuss the issues motivating them this election season, including economic stability, health care, student loans, and democratic values. |
| Adam Echelman, CalMatters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn The sewer systems at two Los Angeles community colleges are about to fail— “catastrophically.” Another nearby community college had to shut down multiple buildings, some for weeks at a time, because of a dilapidated heating and cooling system. This November, California voters will have a chance to help when they decide on Proposition 2, a $10 billion education bond. Some community colleges are counting on the money to fix critical buildings and protect the safety of students. |
| Jack Stripling, College Matters SHARE: Facebook • LinkedIn During his 17 months as president of the University of Florida, former United States Senator Ben Sasse directed millions of dollars toward a consulting company where he once worked and hired his Republican allies to serve in lucrative jobs. A student journalist at the university broke the bombshell story in August. He offers details about his investigation on this podcast. |
| Peter Medlin, Northern Public Radio |
| Isabella O'Malley, The Associated Press |
| Rick Russo, The EvoLLLution |
| Kevin Carey and Sophie Nguyen, The Chronicle Review |
| Rebeca Shackleford and Kristen Hengtgen, The 74 |
RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY |
| Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed |
| Jenny Hamel and Aya Cathey, Ideastream |
| Danielle McLean, Higher Ed Dive |
| The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education |
| Katherine Mangan and Brian O'Leary, The Chronicle of Higher Education |
| Eileen McClory, Dayton Daily News |
| Michael Hicks, The Courier & Press |
| Owen McCarthy, The State News |
| Paula Hunt, Peninsula Daily News |
| Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill |
| Andrew Atterbury, POLITICO |
| National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Community College Research Center |
| The Chronicle of Higher Education |
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