A Higher Ed Industry that Works in the Shadows
Despite the power and influence of the enrollment management industry, few people are aware of it or know what it does.
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ACE’s Startling Discovery
Despite its power and influence, the enrollment management industry has received little attention in higher education policy discussions.
What It’s Like Being A First-Generation College Student in the Pandemic
What do you do when you suddenly don’t have closure on a monumental academic experience?
Communication during the Covid crisis: learning from our mistakes
Lessons in institutional communication from a year when it mattered most.
The American Families Plan Offers New Vision for Higher Education Affordability, but Should it be Bolder?
President Biden’s American Families Plan is ambitious for higher education, but it could be bolder on affordability.
Colleges’ Average SAT Scores Should No Longer Be Used in Rankings
Despite pandemic changes, U.S. News’ Best Colleges will continue to include incoming students’ average test scores in ranking institutions.
A Different Approach to Free Community College
The structure of the American higher education system makes implementing “free community college” more complicated than it sounds.
We need to fix the broken nursing career pathway—here’s how
By improving job quality and education pathways for CNAs, we can make the promise of stackable nursing pathways a reality.
Where Did All the Community College Students Go? The Nuances of Student Experience with Online Learning
The blog reviews what former, current, and prospective community college students think about online learning.