Today’s Learner
The age of the 18- to 22-year-old residential student as higher education’s main demographic is over. Today, higher education institutions must serve a rich student population with unique demands and specific needs. Colleges and universities must work harder than ever to understand and serve today’s students.
Driving Adult Enrollments: Five Factors that Attract Working Professionals
Helen Sabell | Chief Executive Officer and Principal, The College for Adult LearningIn an age of unrelenting technological and social advancements, it is crucial for working professionals to maintain relevant industry knowledge and practices. Adult training is an excellent solution for individuals…
Who Are Our Students? Now and Into the Future
Karen Gross | Senior Counsel, Widmeyer CommunicationsThis article is excerpted from Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students, published by Columbia University’s Teachers College Press. The refrain is so commonplace that if I had…
Are We Doing Enough to Serve Returning Adult Learners?
Vistasp Karbhari | President, The University of Texas at Arlington“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” – Alvin Toffler For decades higher education—especially…
The Case for Income-Share Agreements
Daniel Pianko | Co-Founder and Managing Director, University VenturesAt a time when a college degree is table stakes for the information economy, our backward-looking system of private lending presents a daunting barrier for low-income students who are faced…
Supporting Students: Making Models of Success the New Norm for Non-Traditional Students
Michael Baston | Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost, LaGuardia Community CollegeJoey Fernandez is in his final semester at LaGuardia Community College. He plans to transfer to a four-year institution to pursue his dream of international relations. Joey’s story is just…
Intense and Illuminating: My Adventure Teaching Humanities 101
Karen Southall Watts | Contract Trainer, Pacific Community Resources Self-Employment ProgramTwo years ago, I wrote an article called We Are the Humanities as part of my research and personal preparation for launching the first ever online Humanities 101 course at…
Shifting the Focus of Postsecondary Policy for the Sake of the Knowledge Economy
Pamela Tate | President and CEO, Council for Adult and Experiential LearningFor the past 20 years, the American economy has been in a state of transition towards the knowledge economy—a truth that was made immensely apparent during the recent recession. Today’s…