By Jeff Wallner. College might seem out of reach for students with intellectual disabilities. But some area colleges and universities are offering programs to make it a reality. Not only are these students getting a taste of the college experience, they're acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary for them to succeed in the workplace while matching them with careers to best fit their talents. More...

By Anne M. Kress. President Barack Obama’s America’s College Promise proposal has sparked a national conversation about the value of community college for today’s students. Many, myself included, support the president’s vision of making two years of higher education more accessible to all Americans. Others are more skeptical, often citing low completion rates for community college students. To help our students reach the finish line in their pursuit of a degree, certificate or other credential, we must start by improving college readiness. More...

By Laura W. Perna. Students from high-income families are considerably more likely than students from low-income families to earn a college degree. As reported in "Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States: 45 Year Trend Report," a February 2015 report by the Pell Institute and the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD), dependent students from families in the highest income quartile are now eight times more likely than dependent students from families in the lowest income quartile to earn a bachelor's degree by age 24. More...

By Napp Nazworth. The reason college costs are rising is that professors do not work hard enough, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, insinuated in a recent interview.
Speaking with Milwaukee radio station WTMJ, Walker explained his budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin system by remarking that "maybe it's time for faculty and staff to start thinking about teaching more classes and doing more work." More...

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