3+ day, 16+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (775+ words) This spring, Michigan State opened a $200 million, 293,000-square-foot wellness center. The new facility boasts a climbing wall, a hammock grove, and a ping-pong alley featuring the world’s largest table-tennis paddle mounted on the wall. Earlier this academic year, the University…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) A handful of colleges and universities are opening the fall semester with historic enrollment gains despite a forecasted decline in traditional-aged student prospects. Across several campuses, leaders pointed to affordability as a key driver. The University of Oklahoma welcomed 6,437 first-year…...

1+ week, 5+ 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,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (355+ words) As colleges and universities continue to face financial pressure, one opportunity often sits in plain sight. Classrooms, laboratories, residence halls, dining facilities, and other campus resources frequently operate well below capacity during the summer months. Partnerships with reputable educational and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (531+ words) The topic of declining American confidence in higher education has gained traction in recent years—and with good reason. The numbers are concerning. Seven in 10 Americans believe higher education is moving in the wrong direction. Yet the term “higher education…...

1+ week, 5+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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…...