The College Problem In America Is About More Than Cost

We’ve gotten used to the warning signs about higher education—the flashing dashboard lights, as it were, of falling enrollment, rising costs, battered budgets, and rattled public confidence.
We’ve gotten used to the warning signs about higher education—the flashing dashboard lights, as it were, of falling enrollment, rising costs, battered budgets, and rattled public confidence.
The rapid rise of ChatGPT has spawned equal proportions of hype, horror, and hope about the potential of artificial intelligence.
The call for millions more U.S. adults with labor market credentials sparked action.
Problem solving and communication are among the ‘durable skills’ in huge demand as the global labor shortage grows.
As higher education confronts challenges around affordability and ROI, there’s an overlying issue of existential importance — preparing students for the “human work” of the future.
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court at the end of this month will provide a dramatic setting for the national debate over the fairness of race-conscious admissions in higher education.
We have to turn around the often-dismal outlook for men while securing progress for women. Across America, boys are now significantly less likely than girls to earn a high school diploma (a gap of 6 percentage points), go to college (14 points), or enroll in grad school (nearly 20 points).
Two Lumina Foundation leaders take up Vivek Murthy’s call to expand counseling services and address loneliness among college students.
To see what drives change and success in a community, look at the educational institutions there.
Merisotis talks with the Rethink team about his life before joining Lumina, Lumina’s strategies for expanding higher ed access, how Lumina thinks about equity, and more.