Cost remains the top barrier to higher education
The cost of college, including the expense of living and the cost of tuition and course materials, is the biggest barrier to post-secondary education for students.
Month: September 2021
The old guard and the new hire: 4 ways to welcome new academics
This fall, students with freshly-minted doctoral degrees will transition into new roles in higher education. Throughout doctoral study, novice scholars learned how their degrees and titles would shape…
How devaluing students’ data can keep it safe from cyberattacks
Cyberattacks on colleges and universities are on the rise following many institutions’ transition to online and hybrid classes.
Hybrid learning’s role in what a successful school year looks like
Over the past 18 months, the vast majority of industries have been disrupted by the pandemic and higher education is no exception. Colleges and universities were pushed towards…
These are 2021’s best community colleges
There's a lot to be said for community colleges. Yes, they offer financial savings, but the benefits go well beyond the bank.
When it comes to student engagement, support, and success, technology matters
It’s been nearly a year and a half since COVID first discombobulated higher education and put in motion major technology changes relatively overnight. One could argue such changes…
The broken clock: How we get time wrong in education
The education establishment seems to think that time is a tangible asset. State legislatures mete out requirements based on minutes of classroom time as a measure of accountability.…
4 resources for campus telehealth
With 39 percent of college and university students reporting moderate to mild depression last fall, according to the Healthy Minds Study of more than 32,000 higher-ed students, campus…
WGU Labs Invests in Developer of Digital Learning Tools and Support
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 20, 2021 — Accelerator at WGU Labs, an affiliate of online nonprofit Western Governors University, ... Read more
CAE and Texas A&M University’s Business School Announce Partnership To Improve Student Outcomes
NEW YORK (September 20, 2021) – The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a nonprofit developer of performance-based and custom ... Read more