Higher Education Trends

Goldie Blumenstyk writes about three trends in higher education :

1. declining birth rates and immigration numbers foretell continued enrollment declines;
2. students struggle to obtain value from short-term credential stacks; and,
3. six million former students never completed degrees, and because of debt may never finish their education.

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Higher Education

Goldie Blumenstyk shares four ideas for improving higher education :

1. Training on more-inclusive practices in college admissions.
2. A crowdsourced resource to help students and families find an affordable college.
3. A training and mentorship program to assist faculty members moving to “the dark side” of academic administration.
4. A model for greater collaboration between colleges and employers on work-based learning.

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Income Share Agreements

Austen Allred discusses the potential of student loans being replaced with income share agreements .

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Education Marketing

Linchpin staff write about trends in marketing higher education . However, these recommendations may be skewed because Linchpin sells online advertising. Speaking with students, personal referrals were what led them to select a school, and not search engine optimization (SEO). Thus the advice on referrals offered by Steli Efti and Hinge might be more beneficial than fine-tuning SEO.

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The Dismissal of Post Secondary Education in the U.S.

Eric Kelderman writes how the college degree is dividing America . Media personalities like Dave Ramsey excoriate universities for offering degrees which do not have sufficient return on investment, causing professional pundits (and parents) to question the value of any university degree.

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Social Distancing in the Classroom

Francie Diep reviews guidelines for social distancing in university classrooms.

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Mental Health Benefits for University Students

Michelle Cheng reports that San Francisco's Lambda School is now offering mental health benefits to its students.

Having seen increasing numbers of adult learners enrolling who seem to struggle with diverse mental outlooks and learning styles, counseling for academic success makes sense to me.

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Liability for Data Breaches

Joanna Grama reports that Ohio has given corporations (including universities) a statutory defense against liability in the event of a data breach . The corporation must have a "cybersecurity program in place that conforms with industry standards."

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Educational Advantage

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz notes that a college education results in more wealth to a student whose family is wealthy .

My guess is that wealthy students have better preparation for college, and thus have more time for the extracurricular activities that forge a social network which lasts beyond college. While those with less preparation, or those who need to study to maintain the "free ride scholarship" are struggling just to complete the academic program. The best solution might be for a university to "adopt" a few schools in a struggling public school district, and work to give their students an excellent education, so that the college-bound graduates would have a level playing entering college.

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Smartphones in Higher Education

Meghan Bogardus Cortez explains why some faculty encourage students to collaborate using smartphones .

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A Quality Education

Deb Adair argues that U.S. society is demanding quality and personal application from instructional programs.

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Critique Of The Film "Ivory Tower"

William Deresiewicz provides a critique of the film Ivory Tower in a lengthy article in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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The Value of Higher Education

Bob Pritchett notes that some autodidacts do not need college to succeed . He also shares success tips for those who want to maximize their college experience.

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