Forbes Richard Vedder April 19, 2021 When I wrote my first book on American higher education in 2004 (Going Broke By Degree: Why College Costs Too Much), I spoke rather enthusiastically about the then-rapidly growing for-profit higher education sector, suggesting traditional higher education could learn much from it and its attention to […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely April 20, 2021 Clare McCann, former deputy director for federal higher education policy at New America, is returning to the U.S. Department of Education for a position in the office of the under secretary. The news was confirmed in a tweet by Kevin Carey, the think tank’s […]
Politico BIANCA QUILANTAN April 19, 2021 Where community colleges love seeing the administration push for free education, some four-year schools see an “existential threat.” Free community college, a big hit on the campaign trail, is a key piece of President Joe Biden’s plan to rebuild the economy, and projects a […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson April 16, 2021 James Kvaal’s nomination to serve as Department of Education (ED) under secretary cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday with bipartisan accolades coming from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee. While members looked to garner additional insight into Kvaal’s higher education […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education Alexander C. Kafka March 3, 2021 Risk management has become an increasingly high-stakes enterprise for higher education in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic, the accompanying economic strain, and political polarization have only made it more so. The Chronicle recently released a special report, “The New Risk […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman April 15, 2021 Enrollment at California Community Colleges fell even more last fall than an already shocking national average. Campus leaders hope to stem further declines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The California Community College system had a 12 percent enrollment decline from fall 2019 to […]
Gallup Nickle LaMoreaux April 13, 2021 You don’t need a college degree to have a very good job at IBM. In fact, 50% of its U.S. jobs are open to anyone with the right skills or a willingness to learn them. IBM’s CHRO, Nickle LaMoreaux, says this skills-over-degrees approach to […]
Los Angeles Times April 12, 2021 Michael Burke and Daniel J. Willis Across the state, from San Diego to the northern border, enrollment at many community colleges has plummeted during the pandemic, threatening the future of some campuses, the system’s Board of Governors has learned. Systemwide, more than 260,000 fewer students enrolled […]
Inside Higher Ed April 12, 2021 Lilah Burke President’s proposed budget increases funding for Pell Grants, minority-serving institutions, research and more. But higher education organizations and experts say there are a few other things they would have liked to see. On Friday, President Biden released his request to the Senate […]
Inside Higher Ed April 12, 2021 Emma Whitford Far fewer students are transferring to community colleges this spring compared to the same time last year, a trend that mirrors overall enrollment declines in the two-year sector. The number of students transferring between colleges continued to decline this spring, dropping nearly […]