By María Elena Hurtado. The high number of students who drop out of university in Argentina is a major worry. The problem is getting worse but little or nothing is being done to increase retention rates. Read more...
For-profits converting to nonprofits to escape government scrutiny?
By - . As the government cracks down on for-profit institutions, some schools are choosing to convert to nonprofits to avoid the heat. However, they also are facing renewed criticism for what some say are the same profit-making tactics, different name. More...
Higher-education help for juvenile offenders a solid community investment
By Sheila Hagar. Studies covering how many formerly incarcerated teens and young adults go on to postsecondary education are hard to find, said Lee Thornhill, manager of Gateways for Incarcerated Youth, based at Evergreen College in Washington state.
But while actual data is scarce, two decades of Gateways experience shows that more than 98 percent of youths released from detention centers stay in their home communities. But most do not earn a high school diploma or pursue a college education. More...
Mindy Kaling’s brother illustrates flaws of affirmative action
By Andrea Peyser. Vijay Chokal-Ingam is a member of a wealthy Asian Indian-American clan whose claim to fame is being the older brother of TV comedienne Mindy Kaling, the creator, producer, writer and star of “The Mindy Project.’’
Kaling, 35, told her only sibling that he will bring shame on the family, said Chokal-Ingam, 38. More...
Texas lawmakers are failing undocumented students
By Dani Marrero. I always feel a trace of disappointment when discussing my state’s politics. That’s because I was raised in Texas.
Currently, regressive Texas lawmakers are debating whether to pass SB 1819, a bill that would require in-state undocumented students to pay out-of-state tuition at public higher-ed institutions. More...
Find Your Next Great Hire... at Community College?
By Nicholas Wyman. In his weekly address, Vice President Joe Biden again laid out his and the president's plan to make two years of community college free for students. The proposal for free community college tuition has generated a great deal of conversation around this important topic. Whether or not the plan is instituted at the federal or state level, one thing is clear: community colleges can, and will, play a crucial role in shaping an educated, well-paid workforce with the skills to meet the shifting demands of the 21st century. Read more...
Campus Tech Projects & “America’s Bitter Pill”
By Joshua Kim. How many campus technology projects have you been involved in that have gone horribly wrong? Do you shudder at the words: ERP, SIS, or CMS? My guess is that your worst campus technology disaster was a resounding success in comparison to the initial rollout of healthcare.gov. Read more...
Don’t Gloat When the Canary Dies
By Matt Reed. Robert Kelchen won Twitter yesterday with his observation that Corinthian Colleges’ move to close all of its remaining campuses will strand 16,000 students, in contrast to the closing of Sweet Briar College, which will strand about 700. Read more...
AACC, Part Two: Innovating While Broke
The high-profile panel for the day was the group from the CCRC who wrote Redesigning America’s Community Colleges -- Tom Bailey, Shanna Jaggars, and Davis Jenkins -- along with Karen Stout, Ken Ender, and Rolando Montoya. They discussed the ideas from RACC, focusing largely on what could scale relatively painlessly. Read more...