U.S. Chamber of Commerce Lindsay Cates and Stephanie Ferguson December 19, 2023 America is facing a worker shortage crisis: There are too many open jobs without people to fill them. The interactive map below shows which states are suffering the most from a labor shortage by comparing their Worker Shortage […]
Dark Daily December 20, 2023 Zoomers’ unique approach to work and personal health could affect clinical laboratory workplaces, how staff is managed, and how they personally use lab tests Would it surprise you to learn that Generation Z is poised to make up 75% of the workforce in the United States by […]
Inside Higher Ed Johanna Alonso December 20, 2023 Men are driving the decline in college enrollments—particularly at four-year institutions, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. While the number of women aged 18 to 24 in college has decreased by 200,000 since total college enrollment peaked in […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox December 20, 2023 The Department of Education released details Friday on the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, noting that the previously announced Dec. 31 deadline represented a “soft launch period,” during which officials will monitor for technical issues, field concerns from families […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz December 18, 2023 The request is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle between the agency and the Center for Excellence in Higher Education. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Education is demanding $23 million from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a former college operator […]
Higher Ed Dive December 13, 2023 We’re keeping track of companies’ profits, losses and strategies to monitor major developments in the higher ed industry. The U.S. higher education sector includes a handful of publicly traded companies, which are federally required to regularly provide updates about their business and performance. These […]
Inside Higher Ed Laurne Coffey December 13, 2023 University relationships with online program managers could be turned on their heads in 2024, as the government considers more oversight into OPM contracts. After months of uncertainty about whether the federal government would revise its guidelines for how colleges work with online program […]
Higher Ed Dive Emilie Shumway December 12, 2023 While lower-income moms showed a similar desire to excel as their middle- and high-income peers, a multitude of factors hold them back, a University of Phoenix study found. Dive Brief: Lower-income working mothers exhibit a similar desire for career progression as their […]
Higher Ed Dive Carolyn Crist December 13, 2023 Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers, survey results show. Forty-five percent of companies plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements for some positions in 2024, according to a Nov. 29 report from Intelligent.com. In […]
Inside Higher Ed Lauren Coffey December 13, 2023 University relationships with online program managers could be turned on their heads in 2024, as the government considers more oversight into OPM contracts. After months of uncertainty about whether the federal government would revise its guidelines for how colleges work with online program […]