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A Second Chance at Higher Education

Growing up in a low socioeconomic area in Phoenix, Arizona, surrounded by gangs, violence, and drugs, I never thought…

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Student Parents and the Opportunity to Support Multiple Generations of Families

For 14 years, I have been an Institutional Researcher at Monroe Community College (MCC) in Rochester, NY. On March…

Adult Students, COVID-19, Pathways, Today's Students

Rethinking PLA: The Urgency of Counting Prior Learning

As the country works toward economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are at least 10…

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The Two-Faced Promise of Higher Education

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The four-year college degree has long been the gold standard and the surest gateway to economic opportunity in the…

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  • Accreditation, Quality & Outcomes

    Necessity to Invention: Beyond the “Toggle Switch” Approach to Accreditation

    Moving beyond the high stakes, all-or-nothing approach to accreditation

  • Pathways, Quality & Outcomes

    Strategic Coalitions Key to Improving South Carolina’s Workforce Readiness

    An inside look at what South Carolina is doing to close the skills gap

  • Accountability, Accreditation, Quality & Outcomes

    Value, Accreditation, Accountability: A Dispatch from the Field

    The president of an urban, Hispanic-serving institution has some ideas for the next Higher Education Act

  • Affordability

    A Rainy Day Fund for College Affordability

    As the signature federal student aid program providing college access to low and middle-income Americans, the Pell Grant program is a vital bridge to higher ed…

  • Today's Students

    State Leaders Press for Student-Centered Higher Education Policies

    National higher education policy should be built around the needs and priorities of students, who are taking different pathways through higher education as par…

  • Affordability, Today's Students

    Walmart’s Big College Tuition News: How Employers Are Stepping Up to Help More Working Adults Earn a Degree

    Recently, retail giant Walmart, the largest private employer in the nation, made big news in higher education by announcing a new tuition assistance program av…

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