For the first time, students in more than half of all U.S. states are paying more in tuition to attend public colleges or universities than the government contributes. More...
Higher ed scored big in short legislative session
State lawmakers this year set aside millions of dollars to help pay tuition for low-income college students, build up computer science at the state’s flagship university, and create new student-loan consumer protections. More...
Even the Ivy League has a marriage gap. How does your college compare?
Princetonians like to marry one another.
Although the university is coy about the exact number of Tiger-Tiger marriages, Princeton tour guides are often asked about matrimonial prospects, and sometimes include apocryphal statistics — 50 percent! Maybe 75! — in their patter. More...
Staying ahead of the robot apocalypse
Robots are taking over… literally. Technological advances creating “disruptive innovations” across a host of industries are generating seismic shifts in the workforce and how workers can remain qualified and competitive in the job market. More...
Evidence-based reforms in college remediation are gaining steam
Colleges, particularly community colleges, have long relied upon remedial coursework to help academically underprepared students get ready for college-level work. Students assigned to remediation may be required to take three or more remedial courses – which cost money, but do not confer college credit – before they can enroll in college-level coursework. More...
A state-federal partnership to cover college costs
A Senate bill introduced last week aims to create a state-federal partnership that provides a dollar-for-dollar federal match to state higher education appropriations in exchange for a commitment to help students pay for the full cost of attendance without having to take on debt. More...
North Idaho College joins college transfer network
For decades, the headaches of transferring colleges have been legendary: Each course being transferred had to be linked, one at a time, with an equivalent course at the new school. It was a painstaking process that cost colleges and students time and money. Students frequently lost credit for courses that would not transfer or had to re-take courses to fulfill requirements at the new college. More...
Student leaders spur Hood College to add composting to campus
Most students eating in Hood College’s dining hall probably haven’t noticed a change in their meals, but in the back, chefs have made a small adjustment with big benefits. More...
Preparing inmates for the workforce
Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana takes its mission to educate everyone in the community seriously: Several of its campuses are carrying out training programs to help prison inmates gain workforce skills so they can lead productive lives when they are released. More...
Dude Solutions launches new brand identity, logo and website
Dude Solutions, the leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of operations management solutions to education, government, healthcare, senior living, manufacturing and membership-based organizations, today unveiled a new corporate brand identity, logo and website in addition to the expansion of their online Dude Community now reaching thousands of operations professionals across all industries. More...