More than 40 million people in this country have attended college but stopped before completing a degree, and I can understand why.
Taking a break between high school and college, or in the middle of your studies, is tempting. After all, the learning process can be hard, and exhausting. But the times we are in call for caution when it comes to any delays in education.
New voices are joining the national debate over academic freedom on college campuses, and that’s good for democracy.
A new poll shows that more than half of Americans think a four-year university degree is “not worth the cost.” But as so often happens in public debates around higher education, we’re missing the real question.
Emotional stress is causing more students to leave college and keeping others from enrolling, at a time when people need post-high school education more than ever—and the country desperately needs their talent.
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.
