Let's pay more attention to colleges that educate the vast majority of ...

It's not access to elite institutions that matters to the great majority of students. It's that so many can't get the affordable, convenient ...

Let's Pay More Attention to Colleges That Educate the Vast Majority ...

Julie E. Wollman, faculty member at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and former president of Widener University (PA) and ...

Yet as we await the Supreme Court's decision on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, the nation's gaze is once again narrowed to ...

Let's pay more attention to colleges that educate the vast majority of ...

Excerpt: Certain evidence does indeed suggest that an elite institution can transform the lives of such students, although other studies ...

Mark Montgomery on LinkedIn: OPINION: Let's pay more attention to ...

This op-ed argues that more attention and support should be provided to the colleges that educate the majority of Americans versus the elite institutions ...

Eva Mitchell on LinkedIn: OPINION: Let's pay more attention to ...

What is the value of college for the vast majority? Social and economic mobility through career development. Thus let's intentionally center the college…

American confidence in higher ed hits historic low

A Gallup poll shows only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, which is down by about 20 percentage ...

How colleges turned pink - by Richard V Reeves - Of Boys and Men

The latest Gallup/Lumina State of Higher Education survey contained a fascinating nugget: men were much more likely to say that the ending of ...

America's Great Working-Class Colleges - The New York Times

But many of them are performing much better than their new stereotype suggests. They remain deeply impressive institutions that continue to push ...

Opening Doors: How Selective Colleges and Universities Are ...

This undeniable fact undermines the proposition that our higher education system is a meritocracy at its core. At our nation's most selective colleges*, a mere ...

What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men ...

Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding.

The Case for Equity-Based Funding in Higher Education - Third Way

A small handful of colleges hold the vast majority of wealth and financial resources—and these colleges enroll far too few low-income students ...

Opinion: Higher education and humanities may be in grave danger

Donald Trump has sought to eliminate the National Endowment of the Humanities; JD Vance has given speeches entitled “The Universities are ...

Looking beyond highly rejective colleges to get better deals

What gets lost in this slavish attention to the nation's highly rejective schools is the inside scoop on what's happening with other colleges and universities ...

2024 higher education trends | Deloitte Insights

Higher education institutions often see themselves as great equalizers—crucial platforms for social mobility. Yet today, many view college as a ...

How IncreasIng college access Is IncreasIng InequalIty

5 The vast majority of Americans believe that access to post- secondary education is crucial for successful careers, and that no one should be denied access to ...

Our System of Higher Education Doesn't Make Any Sense

We can't claim that postsecondary education is a great equalizer when our model institutions are expected to compete on metrics like prestige, ...

A Different Kind of College Ranking | Washington Monthly

America needs a new definition of higher education excellence, one that measures what colleges do for their country, instead of for themselves.

Congressional Scrutiny of Colleges and Universities: What to Expect ...

Due to the extensive media attention and political interest by many members of Congress, a wide range of congressional committees will likely ...

Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of ...

Confidence in higher education is slipping nationwide, in part because of the high cost of obtaining a degree and questions about whether it ...