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Career readiness is now about closing the skills gap
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (645+ words) We would never ask students to design their own degree requirements. We map courses, sequence learning, monitor progress, and intervene when students fall behind. But when it comes to career readiness, the exact thing students now expect from college, we…...
Workforce Pell is promising, but we still need to fix what's broken
1+ week, 6+ day ago (630+ words) For years, we have talked about America’s skilled labor shortage as if it is a pipeline problem, but it isn’t. The issue is not that Americans lack interest in pursuing high-demand careers, it’s that the systems designed to connect workers,…...
Texas becomes the latest player in the three-year degree movement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) The three-year bachelor’s degree is coming to Texas, marking an emphatic expansion of the growing accelerated-degree movement. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to build a framework for a three-year bachelor’s degree to drive down…...
Michigan taps a new president, a 17-year leader bids farewell
2+ week, 6+ min ago (691+ words) The University of Michigan has found its president-designate, Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University. Raver, who begins on Dec. 1, oversaw a period of rapid academic and research expansion at Vanderbilt. Since 2021, she has helped…...
What state systems need now from higher education
2+ week, 5+ day ago (628+ words) State government systems are raising the stakes on higher education, and the metrics they care about have shifted. Utah, for instance, passed a law requiring public universities to redirect funding toward programs aligned with state workforce needs in 2025. By year’s…...
Students' takes on the nation's best colleges will surprise you
2+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) From “least religious students” to “lots of beer,” there are a few creative ways to designate some of America’s best colleges. The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges for 2027 offers 50 different ways to crown a four-year institution, featuring hallmark metrics like “best…...
Don't ban AI use in college essays. Change the prompt instead.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (775+ words) An admissions advisor recently told me that she noticed the same phrase—“tears streaming down my face”—showing up in multiple college essays. It didn’t take long to figure out why: students are using AI to write these essays despite…...
The 10 states with the best community colleges
3+ week, 5+ day ago (295+ words) Community colleges are experiencing a renaissance, and Maryland is at the heart of the action, according to this list analyzing over 600 schools. Based on cost and education and career outcomes, Maryland’s community college system is the strongest holistically in the…...
How to remove barriers than can derail adult learners
3+ week, 5+ day ago (698+ words) After busy adults arrive home from a long workday and attend to dinner and family responsibilities, they may have just a few moments left for themselves. If they have been considering enrolling in a degree program to advance their career,…...