Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
Although federal judges have temporarily blocked many of President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul the government through executive action, academic researchers who rely on federal grants say business is still far from usual.
Eager to keep working uninterrupted on time-sensitive projects—including medical research on cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease—university scientists are instead caught in a crossfire of conflicting guidance, with some still waiting on funding. Others question whether their life’s work will continue under the Trump administration.
There are three million college students with children working on undergraduate degrees, but they often take a long time to complete or drop out because of how difficult it is to go to college with kids in tow.
The Parenting Students Project at Austin Community College is working to help. Students in the program receive a $500 monthly stipend, as well as enhanced academic advising, mental health counseling, and, if they applied, a scholarship to help pay for childcare. Participants call the support a "vital lifeline."
Chances are you’ve met a straight-A college student. There are plenty of them around. And some people aren’t too happy about that. They think that the distribution of good grades is excessive.
But what drives our nation’s periodic panic about grade inflation? And what does it reveal about what we want grades to mean?
North Carolina’s large public and private universities are in the news as they adjust to President Donald Trump's policies opposing diversity programs and cutting back federal research funding.
But that’s not the only story of struggle in the state’s higher education circles. North Carolina’s smaller private colleges are facing broader and longer-term challenges, some of which are likely to be aggravated by the new administration.
Linda McMahon, former president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, won confirmation as U.S. education secretary on Monday, gaining Senate approval in a 51-45 vote along party lines.
The confirmation came on the same day that U.S. Department of Education staff faced an 11:59 p.m. ET deadline to voluntarily accept a $25,000 separation agreement to downsize the federal office workforce. That email went to agency staff on Friday, according to an Education Department spokesperson.
In today’s economic climate, the cost of higher education remains a significant barrier for many students pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
However, a growing option is changing the landscape: community college baccalaureate programs. New research across 13 states offering these programs reveals that CCBs provide substantial cost savings.
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