Over the past few years working in distance education you have surely heard of State Authorization and know exactly what it is, right? Well, probably not, but you know you…
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The Wisconsin Idea: Under Siege but Stronger Than Ever
Jeffrey S. Russell | Dean of Continuing Studies and Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison Aaron Brower | Executive Director of UW Extended Campus and Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin SystemKatherine Cramer | Interim Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Top Three Misconceptions about Environmental Sustainability in Higher Ed
Evan Duff | President, North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeThe environment, sustainability and efficiency have been hot topics for decades, but only within the last 15 to 20 years have colleges and universities started to take notice of their…
Over the past several years, there has been much discussion about the decline in public support for higher education. Following the Great Recession of 2008, the State Higher Education Executive…
Five Ways Colleges and the Federal Government Can Reduce Student Loan Default (Part 2)
Bryce McKibben | Policy Analyst, Association of Community College TrusteesThis is the second of a two-part series by Bryce McKibben exploring how higher education institutions and the federal government can work together to reduce student loan default rates. In…
Five Ways Colleges and the Federal Government Can Reduce Student Loan Default (Part 1)
Bryce McKibben | Policy Analyst, Association of Community College TrusteesThe Free Tuition Model: Escapism that Ignores the Higher Ed Reality
Barmak Nassirian | Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCUExploring the Ins and Outs of the Proposed Ratings System
Craig Munier | Director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, University of Nebraska-LincolnContext and the Federal Ratings System
Gloria Nemerowicz | Founder and President, Yes We Must CoalitionCurrent Iteration of Gainful Employment Will Punish Community Colleges Most
Barmak Nassirian | Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis, AASCUPerformance-Based Funding in the Technical College Context
Mike Reeser | Chancellor, Texas State Technical College SystemPerformance-Based Funding and Student-Centered Higher Education
Sean Tierney | Strategy Associate, Lumina FoundationShooting for the STARS: How Budget Cuts are Impacting Alabama’s Adult Students (Part 2)
Keith Sessions | Executive Director, Alabama Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting SystemShooting for the STARS: How Budget Cuts are Impacting Alabama’s Adult Students (Part 1)
Keith Sessions | Executive Director, Alabama Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System
Tennessee’s Governor William Haslam announced last week a plan to provide two years of community college education and/or training for free to any high school senior in his state on…
Exploring the Merits of the Gainful Employment Rule
Steve Gunderson | President, Association for Private Sector Colleges and UniversitiesThe following interview is with Steve Gunderson, president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). Gunderson and APSCU have been active in the discussion surrounding the gainful…
Generally, in Washington, there are no quick and easy fixes to problems; however, with regard to certain sections of the Higher Education Act, there are a few easy adjustments most…
Goals for College Graduation Rates are Foolish
George Leef | Director of Research, John W Pope Center for Higher Education PolicyWhen he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair declared that it would be his government’s goal to achieve a 50 percent postsecondary graduation rate. In his first…
Inspiring Institutional Culture Change with Completion
Charles Dull | Associate Dean of the IT Center of Excellence, Cuyahoga Community CollegeBehind the Target: Understanding 60 Percent
Dewayne Matthews | Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Lumina FoundationShould Public Financial Aid be Made Available to Continuing Education Students? (Part 6)
Karen LaMarsh | Director of Professional Development and Training, Clayton State UniversityAssessing the Proposed Federal Ranking System
William Destler | President, Rochester Institute of TechnologyShould Public Financial Aid be Made Available to Continuing Education Students? (Part 5)
Karen LaMarsh | Director of Professional Development and Training, Clayton State UniversityShould Public Financial Aid be Made Available to Continuing Education Students? (Part 4)
Karen LaMarsh | Director of Professional Development and Training, Clayton State UniversityShould Public Financial Aid be Made Available to Continuing Education Students? (Part 3)
Karen LaMarsh | Director of Professional Development and Training, Clayton State UniversityIs Tuition to Blame for Rising Student Debt in the United States?
Sandy Baum | Research Professor, George Washington UniversityLack of Public Support Forces Romanian Students to Look to their Families
Ciprian Fartusnic | Principal Researcher, Institute of Education Sciences
The following interview is with Stephen Rose, professor and senior economist at Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Rose’s main research is on the interactions between formal education,…
Putting the Pieces in Place for a Stronger Labor Market
Marie Bountrogianni | Former Dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Toronto Metropolitan UniversityThe following interview is with Marie Bountrogianni, interim dean of the Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University. Bountrogianni recently discussed the importance of government funding when it comes…
There are two fundamental steps in how the federal government seeks to regulate, as well as help fund, higher education. The first is to establish a federal regulatory environment distinct…