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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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  • Quality & Outcomes, Today's Students

    An Advocate for Student Outcomes Shares What Higher Ed Can Learn from Health Care Administration

    Barbara Damron was not only the first in her family to go to college, she was the first to go to high school. Driven by a passion for public policy-making and …

  • Affordability, Today's Students

    Michele Siqueiros: A Leading Voice for Affordability, Access, Success and Equity in Higher Education

    Policy matters, and it played an important role in Michele Siqueiros’ life. Effective college affordability policies provided her with an opportunity to go to …

  • Quality & Outcomes

    Why Accreditation Reform Can Unlock Stronger Student Outcomes

    A college degree or certificate is ever more necessary in today’s economy; an estimated 65 percent of available jobs by 2020 will require some education or tra…

  • Today's Students

    From the 101st Airborne to Tennessee’s State Higher Education Leader: Meet Mike Krause

    Like many of “today’s students” who are working adults and come from diverse backgrounds, Mike Krause had to fight for a degree.An eighth generation Tennessean…

  • Quality & Outcomes

    Financial Aid Beyond the Traditional Degree: Can it Work?

    Today, everyone from higher education leaders and practitioners, to employers, and, most importantly, students themselves is asking a critical question: How ca…

  • Quality & Outcomes, Today's Students

    Defining Quality: What Should Quality Look Like in Higher Learning?

    In today’s higher education landscape, quality has become the most important watchword as institutions navigate new accountability policies and regulations whi…

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