As the VA moves to eliminate more than 80,000 jobs, ACE’s Lindsey Tepe and Michele Soires warn that veterans’ access to education benefits could be at serious risk.| Higher Education Today
Title: First-generation College Students’ Career Entry: College Perspectives Authors: Melinda Mechur Karp, Suzanne Lyons, Nancy Stalowski, and Mary Fugate Source: FirstGen Forward and Phase Two Advisory First-generation college students experience the transition from high school to college and enrollment in higher education in a unique way. While there is significant research on first-generation students’ postsecondary pursuits and how they cross the ... The post What First-Generation Stu...| Higher Education Today
Headline: How State Policies Can Support Dual Enrollment Students Title: Sharing the Cost: Insights From States Funding Dual Enrollment to Expand Access Authors: Krista Kaput, Sharmila Mann, and Carrie Hahnel Source: Bellwether Research demonstrates that participation in dual enrollment programs improves student outcomes, with the potential to increase graduation rates and college enrollment and further students’ postsecondary attainment. While these benefits ... The post How State Policies...| Higher Education Today
Military learners don’t get to choose when or where they move—but they still show up in college classrooms ready to succeed. Abby Kinch and Michele Spires explore how institutions can support their path forward.| Higher Education Today
Colleges are facing a volatile mix of policy shifts, polarization, and fiscal pressure, and student wellbeing is on the line. The Action Network for Equitable Wellbeing shares three proven strategies to help campuses move from guesswork to insight through real-time data, empathy interviews, and regular check-ins.| Higher Education Today
A new publication from the Data Quality Campaign highlights the current landscape and challenges of state data systems for postsecondary education and offers recommendations to align state and institutional data systems.| Higher Education Today
A new report from the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity examines how 40 chief diversity officers are navigating anti-DEI policies and offers strategies to sustain civil rights leadership amid growing political opposition.| Higher Education Today
A new NCAN report finds that nearly $4.4 billion in Pell Grants went unclaimed in 2024, as about 830,000 eligible high school graduates failed to complete the FAFSA—missing a crucial opportunity for students and state economies.| Higher Education Today
With public confidence in colleges at a crossroads, Ted Mitchell and Timothy Knowles call for a new social contract centered on student success—and offer the Carnegie-ACE classification as a path forward.| Higher Education Today
A recent working paper reveals many dual enrollment students experience long-term economic benefits, although outcomes vary based on race and socioeconomic status.| Higher Education Today
Misunderstanding how endowments work puts scholarships, research, and students’ futures at risk—and distracts from the real threat facing higher education today.| Higher Education Today
After examining success coaching practices at three State University of New York institutions, the authors of new analysis from MDRC offer several policy recommendations to support online learners.| Higher Education Today
