Improving part-time community college students' academic performance may play a key role in closing higher-ed equity gaps, according to new research. In a number of surveys administered by EAB, equity has emerged as a top concern, and college presidents consistently rank closing the achievement gap in critical populations as among…

At Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri, every incoming full-time student gets an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. University leaders credit the 1:1 iPad program with saving money and promoting student equality. “Trying to educate all students the same way simply doesn’t work, and that’s been the great tragedy of…

A $1 million NSF grant has paved the way for what may be the first-ever community college to include gene editing curriculum technology. In partnership with Christiana Care's Gene Editing Institute, Delaware Technical Community College (Del Tech) has developed a unique curriculum that will include gene editing in two courses…

Universities are seeking ways to innovate and keep up with the changing expectations of students and faculty, and university libraries are no different. Academic libraries are good at adapting as they try to meet students and faculty who learn differently and who have varying expectations for what their university library…

Employers are in desperate need of skilled workers to address current employee shortages and prepare for projected disruption in the workplace. For example, artificial intelligence will create 2.3 million jobs while eliminating 1.8 million by 2020, according to a 2017 Gartner report. To fill jobs now while preparing for the…

Colleges and universities are starting a new trend as they combine academic advising with career counseling to decrease student anxieties about finding desirable employment after graduation. A new analysis from EAB shows that for every 100 students who begin working toward a bachelor's degree, just 35 will graduate and work…