Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Budget documents obtained by The Washington Post show President Trump’s administration is proposing a raft of changes that could have significant impact on college students and graduates. More...
DeVry University offers advanced manufacturing bootcamp
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. According to a recent study by the Career Advisory Board1, there is a general lack of technical proficiency among those entering the workforce. More...
Trump’s expected choice for USDA science job lacks hard-science background
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Trump administration is planning to nominate Sam Clovis — the Department of Agriculture’s senior White House adviser — as head of USDA’s Research, Education and Economics division, according to individuals briefed on the decision. More...
Read President Trump's Liberty University commencement speech
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Thank you very much. everybody. And congratulations to the class of 2017. That's some achievement. More...
The Common Application to release landmark solutions
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Citing its deep commitment to access, equity, and integrity, The Common Application, the leading college access platform, announced today that it will release a new application solution tailored to meet the needs of today's increasingly diverse transfer applicants and new analytics tools designed to enable colleges and universities to harness the power of data more effectively in managing admissions and enrollment. More...
The expectations gap
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Three quarters of American believe it is easier to be successful with a college degree than without. What is more, nearly three out of four (71 percent) believe higher education is primarily a social good or both a social good and a private benefit. More...
Betsy DeVos booed at historically black college
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced an unwelcome reception Wednesday as she delivered the commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University, a historically black college in Daytona Beach, Florida. More...
Veterans aren't as hard to serve as we say
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Conventional wisdom says veterans don’t graduate at rates as high as their non-veteran peers. And much of the conversation about student veterans centers on the need to solve that problem, whether it is condemning certain institutions that don’t offer the proper supports or discussing what additional services would help make veterans successful. More...
Yale program partners with app to promote mindfulness
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Studies increasingly indicate that teaching students approaches to mindfulness offer positive results for students. More...
Controversy surrounding community college continues
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Just days before the election, two more groups are weighing in on a controversial proposal to turn Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls into a community college. More...