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Report: A Majority of Students Say Companies Are Unresponsive to Job Applications

For 72% of college students, the stress and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has added to the difficulty of looking for a job, with 74% saying companies are unresponsive to job applications, new research shows.

April 28, 2020

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Report Highlights Impact of Prior Learning Assessments

As part of the Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) focus on developing community college workforce strategies, a new policy brief analyzed the impact of prior learning assessments.

March 18, 2020

Higher Learning Advocates Policy Brief Suggests Measures to Improve Part-Time Student Success

The brief, “Policies Impacting Today’s Part-Time Students: Boosting College Access and Completion for All,” provided recommendations to institutions in order to improve the success rate for part-time students.

February 26, 2020

Left Out? Can the Completion Movement Reach Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Discouraged by data showing that nearly 42 percent of college students failed to earn degrees within six years, policymakers, institutional leaders, and practitioners are turning their attention to closing completion gaps that impact nearly every facet of higher education.

February 3, 2020

University of New Haven Partners With New Haven Promise to Offer More Scholarships

The University of New Haven recently partnered with New Haven Promise to provide students an extended opportunity to attend college at a lower cost.

January 7, 2020

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Announces Partnership with University of Memphis

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare recently announced a partnership with the University of Memphis to help its employees earn certifications or college degrees in an affordable and flexible manner.

December 11, 2019

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Study Focuses on Millennial’s Perceptions of their College Education

Dr. Larry Chiagouris, a professor of marketing at Pace University, recently unveiled his research on how millennials perceive their college education in terms of overall satisfaction and career preparedness.

December 3, 2019

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Study: Veterans More Likely to Hold Non-Degree Credentials

A new study found that United States military veterans are more likely than their general population counterparts to hold certificates or certifications.

November 26, 2019

DeVos Headlines CED Conference

During her keynote address at the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board’s (CED) Fall Policy Conference Nov. 13, United States Secretary of Education Betsy Devos said that “America’s antiquated approach to education fails too many students.”

November 13, 2019

Native Americans

You Know Cesar Chavez—How About Larry Itliong?

I call Larry Itliong a classic H.O., as in “historical omission.”If you talk about the farm labor movement in California and don’t mention Itliong, you have a hole in your soul.

October 21, 2019

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Community Colleges

Free College for Whom? The Emergent Barriers of Free Public College Policies

After decades of mounting student debt and rising tuition costs that accelerate at a pace that far exceeds that of the average national salary, some among a crowded Democratic primary field are heralding free college as the progressive change this country needs to empower the 99 percent.

October 14, 2019

ACCT Report Highlights Strategies for Institutions to Help Working Students

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), a non-profit educational organization, recently released a report that highlighted work and academic balance at community colleges.

October 8, 2019

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