By Shannon McCarty - Evolllution. Higher education institutions are facing new challenges that can lead to new opportunities. National reform initiatives are placing an emphasis on college access, affordability and degree attainment. Race To The Top challenges colleges to increase the number of college graduates while maintaining affordability and increasing access. More...
America’s College Promise: An Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Ignore
By Eduardo Padrón - Evolllution. What if every student, nationwide, who desired a college education and was willing to do the hard work necessary to earn a degree, was given the opportunity to do so?
That is exactly what The America’s College Promise Campaign is aiming to accomplish: debt-free tuition at community colleges for responsible students who have demonstrated academic success. More...
America’s College Promise is the Pathway to Access Mission Fulfillment
By Reginald Gates - Evolllution. America’s College Promise, if it becomes law, will create access to post-secondary education for students across the United States. Though there are questions about how institutions will manage the expected increase in student numbers, the plan would provide great support to accomplishing the access mission of two-year colleges. More...
Making the Dream a Reality: Logistical and Infrastructural Considerations for the Free Two-Year College Environment
By Vi Bergquist - Evolllution. Opening the doors to two-year colleges more widely is a great start, but government bodies must ensure colleges have the resources necessary to serve these students if these free college plans are to achieve their goals. More...
The Online Educational Environment is Rich With Possibilities for Employers
By Rolando Lange - Evolllution. Employee education is a critical investment for employers in today’s knowledge economy. Beyond contributing to an employee’s capacity to grow within an organization, many employers feel that regular ongoing education is critical to their employees’ capacity to simply keep up with all the changes happening in their industry. More...
Current Iteration of Oregon Promise Leaves Out Adults and Completion
By Andrea Henderson - Evolllution. Affordability is a hot button issue in postsecondary education at the moment, and for good reason. The typical student graduates from college with an average of about $30,000 in debt. More...
Free Community College: Proceed With Caution
By Claude Pressnell Jr. - Evolllution. In the fall of 2014 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam launched a higher education completion agenda dubbed the Drive to 55. The initiative set the goal of having 55 percent of all Tennesseans 25 years of age or older possess a postsecondary credential by the year 2025. One key component of the Drive to 55 is called the Tennessee Promise. More...
A Common Vision: America’s College Promise Relies on Bipartisan Support and Partnerships
By Ted Mitchell - Evolllution. Never has access to higher education been more important than it is today. Employers continue to create new opportunities, but these opportunities require a postsecondary credential, and the workforce just isn’t keeping up. As a result, finding ways to minimize the barriers to postsecondary education is critical, and the federal government has proposed a solution: America’s College Promise. More...
Interdisciplinary Programming and the Pathway to Differentiation
By Paul George - Evolllution. The medical education marketplace is immensely competitive and the number of institutions participating grows every academic year. While demand for medical education is growing annually, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for institutions to set themselves apart. More...
America’s College Promise Will Mend Our Economy
By J. Noah Brown - Evolllution. “A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain,” says an old Arabian proverb. President Obama introduced America’s College Promise, a proposal to make two years of college education available with no tuition fees to qualifying students. More...