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12 novembre 2016

Aligning Postsecondary Education with Regional Workforce Needs: A Tale of Two States

The United States faces a pressing national security and competitiveness challenge rooted in a shortage of a diverse, highly skilled workforce, particularly in vital cross-disciplinary fields such as data science and analytics, cybersecurity, and information technology. To address this challenge, BHEF launched the National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative, employing a model of strategic business engagement with postsecondary education to meet the highest priority workforce needs.

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12 novembre 2016

Dear 45: Ensure Postsecondary Education Responds to Employer Needs

U.S. Chamber of CommerceAs you know, there are enormous challenges ahead for our country. Americans from coast to coast are concerned about issues like energy independence, immigration, the economy, jobs, health care, and national security. Our country is facing another challenge that hasn’t received much attention on the campaign trail, but it is of critical importance to the future of this great nation. More...

11 novembre 2016

Going “Full Florida”

By Matt Reed. What if students had the option of skipping remediation entirely? 
The state of Florida has been conducting a forced experiment to answer that. More...

11 novembre 2016

Tough Love or Hazing?

HomeBy Jake New. SUNY Albany summer program for disadvantaged students draws criticism for how it treats, and punishes, program participants. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

Trump Win Opens Questions for Colleges’ Books

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Worries about stock market turmoil subsided in the two days since Donald Trump unexpectedly won the presidential election, but many questions still remain about what Tuesday’s results mean for college and university finances. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

How Obama-Trump Transition Could Affect Higher Ed

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum and Doug Lederman.Donald Trump provided relatively few clues to what he might do as president, but he'll probably try to reverse some of President Obama's priorities, rolling back regulations, creating new political opening for for-profit colleges and curtailing collective bargaining rights. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

Advocacy Groups Urge Federal Coordination on Student Complaint System

HomeBy Andrew Kreighbaum. More than 50 national and state organizations signed a letter to the White House urging changes to the complaint system for student loan borrowers launched over the summer. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

NCAA to Distribute Funds Based on Academics

HomeBy Jake New. The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Thursday that, beginning in 2019, it will distribute millions of dollars in revenue to member institutions based on the academic performance of their athletes. The money will come from the association's new $1.1 billion multimedia rights deal for the NCAA's men's basketball tournament. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

The New Congress and Higher Ed

HomeBy Jake New. Donald Trump shockingly won the presidency as the GOP maintained its grip on Congress. Read more...

11 novembre 2016

Outraged by Trump Win, Students Protest

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. At campuses nationwide, those opposed to the president-elect hold rallies and sit-ins. Read more...

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