An August of books about college: debt, athletics, and getting in
If you’re into non-fiction, have kids in the college search or going off to college, or work in and around campuses, this is the month for books about higher ed.
The return of ‘Animal House’ this fall?
As college officials begin planning for the return to some normalcy on campuses this fall, they’re worried about how students will handle the re-entry to college life.
Free mozzarella sticks or a college degree?
In a suddenly hot job market, employers determined to lure new employees and keep existing ones are turning to new incentives, including education.
Learning, streaming, and the creator economy
Learning is episodic rather than the always-on model of streaming entertainment. Is that the best model for the post-pandemic economy?
Beyond COVID, a longer-term college crisis looms
Higher ed has been through demographic droughts before, but rising immigration, higher college-going rates among high school graduates, and more students from overseas have filled in the gaps. Now all three spigots have slowed.
The post-pandemic Gen Z
Helping this generation discover "belonging" on campus after the pandemic is a critical component to restoring higher ed's value proposition.
Growing the highly rejectives
Why universities that accept only a small percentage of applicants should expand their undergraduate enrollment.
When predictions fail
There's no doubt the pandemic is a watershed moment in the history of higher ed. It might be some time before we understand the full impact.
A year and change
Here are five ways higher ed has shifted over the past year of covid.
The end of spring break?
The academic calendar has long been a barrier to change in higher ed. Will the pandemic open up more flexibility?