Mar 13 Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report With attention focused on classes being canceled and students being sent home, the coronavirus presents another threat to U.S. universities and colleges: tens of billions of dollars in potential endowment losses. Continue reading
Mar 11 As college students leave campuses over COVID-19, new considerations arise By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed A roundup of how the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on higher education. Continue reading
Nov 04 How do you help former college students finish their degrees? New data offer clues By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed A growing number of colleges and organizations are seeking to find these students to encourage them to return to college and earn a credential… Continue reading
Nov 01 Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight. Continue reading
Oct 30 College leaders express doubts about schools’ agility in adapting to future challenges By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed "Most institutions still plan for the 'medium term' -- not fast enough to be agile or future-facing enough to be transformational," a new report states. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 7:20 How this Baltimore charter school puts kids in charge of their futures By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise Baltimore has long struggled with poverty, crime, high unemployment and a low public high school graduation rate -- around 70 percent. But one charter school for sixth through twelfth graders is bucking that trend, graduating 95 percent of seniors and… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 7:40 How this community college is preparing students for careers in aviation By Cat Wise According to Boeing, 800,000 new pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years. In Bend, Oregon, a community college is preparing students to resolve this critical need -- and cultivate their own career success. Special correspondent Cat Wise… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:01 Soaring housing costs stretch already-strapped college students By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise For many college students, living costs may exceed the cost of tuition and fees, as affordable housing options are becoming increasingly hard to find. Some find they struggle with debt, or paying for meals; others are at risk for homelessness. Continue watching
Oct 14 Don’t email like you text, and other tips for writing to a professor By Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed Need to ask a question before class? Here's what you need to know before you hit "send."… Continue reading
Oct 09 Record number of colleges stop requiring the SAT and ACT amid questions of fairness By Alina Tugend, The Hechinger Report Standardized admission tests “have lost their luster as a common yardstick.”… Continue reading