By Darlene Miller - EvoLLLution. As the U.S. economy has evolved over the past few decades, the need for postsecondary education and training has become paramount to attaining a family wage job. Middle-skill jobs, those requiring some postsecondary education but not a four-year degree, are increasingly in demand. More...

By David Staley - EvoLLLution. I am under no illusions that a strategy of serving non-traditional students alone will end the current “crisis of the humanities.” However, I feel that we can change perceptions about that crisis by revealing the hidden value of the humanities. More...

By Jean Keller - EvoLLLution. Though colleges and universities tend to see non-credit programming as, at best, a cash cow and at worst a separate entity with minimal connection to mission, non-credit programs are central to helping to create the highly-skilled workforce critical to success in the knowledge economy. More...

By James Winebrake - EvoLLLution. Despite popular rhetoric, the skills and knowledge students gain from a liberal arts education are of significant value in the labor market. It’s critical that institutional leaders highlight these benefits. More...

By Barry Thomas - EvoLLLution. College and university leaders need to work with their faculty to facilitate the creation of an inclusive and enriching environment for non-traditional students. More...

By Barbara Wright - EvoLLLution. As competency-based education gains traction, assessment is becoming more and more important to the accreditation process and regulatory bodies are under pressure to shift the way institutional performance is judged. More...

By Dennis Di Lorenzo - EvoLLLution. Designing and offering creative and effective micro-credentials helps to put value back into non-credit education when it comes to workforce development. More...

By Edward Abeyta - EvoLLLution. Micro-credentials offer institutions a new and exciting way to certify student learning, creating innovative pathways into the university for new students and providing valuable outcomes that employers are looking for. More...

By Eric Heiser - EvoLLLution. The competency-based model for education has created a pathway to maximizing the flexibility of workforce-relevant programming for today’s non-traditional students. More...

By Thomas Snyder - EvoLLLution. Articulation agreements help community colleges facilitate transfer for their students but only serve as a short-term fix to the larger issue of challenges two-year students face in transferring academic credit to four-year institutions. More...