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Newsletter Archive
Aug. 14, 2024
Texas now funds community colleges based not on enrollment but for degrees that pay off and on outcomes like enrolling low-income and adult students.
July 31, 2024
Two nonprofits bet big on a new tech tool to guide students. Also, a survey shows colleges embracing outsourcing in response to enrollment challenges.
July 17, 2024
To be more effective, colleges need to consult widely — and sometimes take some risks.
July 3, 2024
Taking inspiration from new colleges; plus some follow-ups from Maine and California.
June 20, 2024
Fueled by key trends in education and tech, Parchment transformed itself over more than a decade into a valuable platform for digital credentials.
June 5, 2024
Shunning models tried by others, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville reached out to Arizona State University to help it expand its digital offerings and tap new pools of students.
May 22, 2024
With strategies like hands-on experiments, librarian-led demos, and templates for model-policy language, colleges are preparing for a new era in tech.
May 8, 2024
For one, policies recognizing that adult students “aren’t just recent high-school grads who showed up on campus a few years late.”
April 24, 2024
New approaches for bringing artificial-intelligence literacy to campus. Plus: Is the “public-service college” a viable business model?
April 10, 2024
Eight years on, the American Talent Initiative is “back on the growth trend,” but lags far behind its goal.