Aug 17 Billions in Pell Grants go to students who never graduate By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report A Hechinger Report analysis of Pell grant graduation rate data from a cross section of colleges and universities suggests that billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded Pell grants nationwide go to students who never earn degrees. Continue reading
Aug 14 PBS NewsHour examines 'The Graduation Gap' By Kyla Calvert Mason Every night next week the PBS NewsHour will take a look at efforts on campuses across the country -- from the University of Texas at Austin to Valencia College in Orlando, Florida -- focused not just getting more low-income, first-generation… Continue reading
Jul 03 How Obama reversed course on federal college ratings By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama dearly wanted to get the government in the business of rating colleges and universities based on value and affordability, promising a new system by 2015. Now that goal is shriveling under the weight of a… Continue reading
Nov 17 Number of international students on U.S. campuses at an all-time high By Kyla Calvert Mason While the number of internationals students coming to the U.S. has increased in most of the last dozen years, that growth picked up during the recession. Schools like the University of California’s campuses looked to other countries for students who… Continue reading
Oct 06 Why even top tier students should consider community colleges By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Want higher-ed reform? You may be surprised where you’ll find it. Continue reading
Sep 11 The U.S. gov. wants you to get the most from your college investment By Kyla Calvert Mason This summer, the PBS NewsHour's Rethinking College series explored the changing landscape of American higher education. Recently, Ted Mitchell, under secretary of education, sat down with the NewsHour to talk about the recent push for experimentation with competency-based college… Continue reading
Sep 04 Forget essays, grades, Goucher College to accept video-only applications By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Can an applicant explain why he or she would thrive at a given college in two minutes? If the applicant wants to enroll at Goucher College, that is pretty much all it will take under a new admissions option being… Continue reading
Sep 03 Why so many college grads are highly-educated, well placed, and going nowhere By Kirk Carapezza, Mallory Noe-Payne, WGBH Three years ago, sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa found that college students learn little while in school. Their book, Academically Adrift, shocked the academy and provoked angry responses. Now, the two provocateurs are back. Their sequel is called Aspiring… Continue reading
Aug 29 Twitter Chat: Should colleges be run more like businesses? By Nora Daly Few doubt that higher education must adapt to meet the changing needs of students and society. Is a more business-like approach the answer?… Continue reading
Aug 29 As student bodies get more diverse, colleges rethink services By Kyla Calvert Mason The demographics of the country's college students are changing. The percentage of black, Latino and Asian students is growing. As students and their needs change, colleges and universities will have to respond. Continue reading