Changing how two-year colleges prepare students for the world of work
Employers want employees who have been educated in a way that enables them to solve a multitude of complex problems across a variety of applications
The primary goal of two-year colleges is to provide students with accessible and affordable education and training that prepares them for in-demand jobs and supports local industry.
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How community colleges can embed real-world projects into workforce training
A transformative three-year initiative will embed virtual, project-based work-based learning (WBL) into short-term workforce training programs at 20 community colleges nationwide.
Identifying and overcoming your career-inhibiting fears
In higher education leadership, the importance of being attuned to vision, strategy, and institutional growth understandably occupies much of our attention. We discuss the external landscape–enrollment trends, fiscal responsibility, and the evolving needs of our students.
Rethinking campus security: Why higher education must embrace zero trust now
In today’s digital-first higher education environment, the traditional notion of “safe inside the firewall” no longer holds true. Institutions are more connected, more distributed, and more vulnerable than ever before.
Despite platform fatigue, educators use AI to bridge resource gaps
Sixty-five percent of educators use AI to bridge resource gaps, even as platform fatigue and a lack of system integration threaten productivity, according to Jotform’s EdTech Trends 2026 report.
Citing the machine: When and how to acknowledge AI use in academic work
Generative AI has quickly moved from novelty to infrastructure-like ubiquitousness in education. Faculty and students now routinely use large language models (LLMs) to brainstorm research questions, edit drafts, summarize transcripts, and even help design rubrics or analytical frameworks.
Rethinking higher education enrollment trends for a plateau era
Higher education has entered a plateau era–not defined by temporary fluctuations, but by long-term demographic and behavioral shifts that are reshaping how institutions must operate.
Interviewing the future: A self-conversation on higher education, AI, and what comes next
Over the past year, higher education has felt less like a stable institution and more like a system under continuous stress testing.
2026 prediction: AI may unleash the most entrepreneurial generation we’ve ever seen
Picture someone sitting at a kitchen table after the kids are finally in bed, laptop open, half-drunk mug of herbal tea nearby. For years, she has had a vague idea for a business–custom curriculum design for small learning pods, for example, or a micro-studio creating bespoke art for local nonprofits.
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