Extending Lifelong Learning
The non-traditional marketplace is far from homogenous. Underneath the “non-traditional” umbrella are a number of diverse groups with a range of specific needs and unique challenges. Understanding the demands of these groups will allow institutions to create for them a truly impactful higher education experience.
Midlife Career Changers: How Colleges Can Support the “What’s Next?” Endeavor
Julia Ivy | Faculty Director of the Masters in International Management, Northeastern UniversityIt used to be thought “right” to stay in one career track your whole life. You would gradually climb the professional and income ladders of your chosen profession before ultimately…
Looking Ahead: Why Universities Need to Adopt the Credential Model
Anthony Carnevale | Director of the Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown UniversityThe American education system has always valued the four-year education model, creating a stigma around two-year schools. But credentials are providing learners exactly what they need, fitting into the new…
Kansas City Scholars: An Innovative Solution to Adult Postsecondary Attainment
Barry Nickerson | Director of Higher Education Consulting Projects, CAELNationally, we face the conundrum of millions of adults with some college and no credential. As the KC Scholars group began a deep dive to examine this issue locally, led…
College Behind Bars: The Necessity of Running A College Inside Prisons
Michael Budke | Program Coordinator for Corrections Education, Chemeketa Community CollegeOffering college courses inside prisons may be a foreign concept to some, but it actually has a long and complicated history. In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement…
Creating Pathways to Second Chances for Inmates
Kimberly Moore | Vice President of Workforce Innovation, Tallahassee Community CollegeThroughout the evolution and history of community colleges, they have often been identified as the gateway to opportunity and prosperity for all. However, despite the many challenges that an open…
Lifelong Learning Starts Young: The Virtual Lab School and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
Stephen M. Gavazzi | Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University Cynthia Buettner, Sarah LangIn the 2018 book Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good, Ohio State professor Stephen Gavazzi and West Virginia president E. Gordon Gee sought to clarify…
The Expensive and Absolutely Necessary Pursuit of Rural Students
Andrew Koricich | Associate Professor of Higher Education, Appalachian State UniversityThe postsecondary needs of rural residents have gained increased attention in recent years. As part of this expanding conversation, it has become clear how difficult it is to reach out…