Will a $2,000 grant get Ohio drop-outs back into college? Reported by Higher Ed Dive, Ohio’s Second Chance Grant program moved from pilot to permanent, allowing student stop-outs from public colleges and universities eligible for a $2,000 grant if they return to class within five years of stopping out. Aimed squarely at the 1.5 million […]

Will inflation send higher ed employees back to college? Reported by Higher Ed Dive, salaries for higher ed professionals increased less than half of the inflation rate increase in the past year. This trend mirrors similar realities and their respective hiring and retention challenges employers are experiencing nationwide. The takeaway? Will our employees, in the […]

Tyson Foods will increase their tuition benefits to cover free college for all U.S. employees. Reported by Higher Ed Dive, this expansion will include free tuition, books, and fees for 175 programs from more than 35 universities. These programs are largely focused on foundational priorities for the organization, including agriculture, supply chain and operations, and […]

Is virtual reality a step up from online education? Reported by EdSurge, a new study published by Educational Psychology Review showed that students who participated in an online field trip exploring climate science using virtual reality scored significantly better on both a test immediately after and later in the term compared to the student group […]

Can new data help us evaluate the ROI on emergency grants? Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a new report from Ithaka S+R shows a higher completion rate from Georgia State University students who received up to $2,500 to clear unpaid balances and stay enrolled for the term. These students also ended with an average of […]

How can we best teach to a diversity of learning speeds? Reported by EdSurge, while we utilize grade level and prerequisites to try and create a fairly even academic level within each of our classrooms so we can best teach to the mean, have we ignored thinking about learning speeds? New learning science out of […]

Is a shared liberal arts college network the best path forward? Reported by EdSurge, as many less selective liberal arts colleges across the country face difficult financial challenges about which 20 programs they need to cut to design a financially responsible way forward, is intelligent collaboration between other like institutions our best option here? Because […]

Can a tuition-optional college model work? Reported by EdSurge, Hope College is moving forward with piloting a pay-it-forward model where they “hope” (pun intended) their graduates who attend college tuition-free will become philanthropic partners and help pay for the next generation of students. This includes a non-binding “commitment” letter incoming students will sign signaling their […]

California students can afford tuition but not living in California. Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while public institutions in California are comparatively affordable to public institutions in less expensive states, for graduate student Anna Holman, housing accounts for 70% of her income earned as a teaching assistant at UC Santa Barbara. The takeaway? California students […]