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Newsletter Archive
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Sept. 27, 2023Old Debts Keep Millions From Returning to College. Is This the Solution?
Early results from an eight-institution experiment in Ohio are good enough to keep it going. -
Sept. 13, 2023
Adult-Student Organizations’ Merger Aims to Expand Reach
The Graduate Network and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning are teaming up to support “comebackers.” -
Aug. 30, 2023
A University System Bets Big by Embracing Microcredentials
The University of Texas System aims to bolster the value of its degrees — and to develop new educational options for those who may never enroll. -
Aug. 16, 2023
An Aging State Looks to Colleges to Keep Its Economy Humming
In Maine, the community-college system’s “real skills for real jobs” push is fostering new partnerships with employers. But what comes next? -
Aug. 2, 2023
Revenue Worries Drive Continuing Interest in Partnerships
But interest falls in outsourcing online programs. Also: How new teaching apprenticeships could expand pathways to the profession. -
July 19, 2023
Building Credentials That Actually Pay Off
Guaranteed interviews and other employer involvement may help new credentials deliver value to learners. -
July 5, 2023
The Interim Got the Gig. What’s Next?
A year as acting head of a regional public university convinced this former wonk that rural higher-ed infrastructure needs broader policy attention. -
June 21, 2023
Ready or Not, AI Is Here
Among the key concerns of experts pondering the impact of the technology: trying to ensure it “does not deepen the digital divide.” -
June 7, 2023
Microcredentials Explained
A pair of primers offers guidelines for awarding them and evaluating them in hiring. -
May 24, 2023
How to Make a Campus a Living Laboratory to Study Learning
Researchers at the University of California at Irvine are mining several sources of data to better understand student experiences — and improve them.
