In 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…
Cooperative Extension Services and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
E. Gordon Gee | President, West Virginia University Stephen Gavazzi, Roger Rennekamp, Steve BonannoOhio State University professor Stephen M. Gavazzi and West Virginia University president E. Gordon Gee recently co-authored “Land-Grant Universities for the Future: Higher Education for the Public Good.” The book,…
Dual-credit courses are becoming common undertakings for high school students, and while they give students a chance to jump-start their postsecondary education, it’s not always a straightforward process from high…
Lifelong Learning For The 100-Year Life
Jeffrey S. Russell | Dean of Continuing Studies and Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, University of Wisconsin-MadisonIf you knew you might live to 100, how would you change your approach to learning? This isn’t a hypothetical question. According to a 2009 study, babies born after 2000…
Expanding Access to Digital Education: Making the Leap from “The Tube” to YouTube
Brandon Arolfo | Senior Director of Content Development for PBS Digital Services, Public Broadcasting SystemAt A Time of Extraordinary College Loan Debt, Gen Z Is Looking for New Approaches to Higher Education
Richard J. Polimeni | Chair, College Savings FoundationFrom Pre-K to Postsecondary: Creating a Lifelong Education Continuum
Aaliyah Samuel | Director of the Education Division in the Center for Best Practices, National Governors AssociationImproving Support and Services for Military Connected Students Even with Limited Resources
Ann Treadaway | Director of Veteran and Military Programs, Rutgers University Margaret O'DonnellThe Forever GI Bill: A Beginning Not an End
Karen Gross | Senior Counsel, Finn PartnersWidening the Pipeline: Offering College Credit to High School Students
Rakhshi Hamid | Director of High School Programs, Laramie County Community CollegeFast-Tracking Military Attainment: Creating Credential Pathways for Service Members
Margherita Clark | Dean of Health and Human Services, Lansing Community College Marvin HelmkerSOLDIER: Seven Things I Learned in the Army that Helped Me Succeed in Law School
David Thompson | Communications Outreach Director for Veterans’ Advocates, Washington and Lee UniversityAdult Learners, America Needs You Back! (Part 3)
Cheryl Hayek | Special Advisor to the President and Provost Emerita, Grantham University
—With Nadia Munoz | Director of the Military Student Success Center, University of Texas at El Paso— More and more students are enrolling in higher education from the military, whether…
Education Alternatives Offer Exciting Career Transition Opportunities for Military Veterans
Margaret O'Donnell | Manager of Military and Veteran Engagement Programs in Rutgers Business School, Rutgers UniversityVeterans leave the military having received a significant amount of training along with a wealth of work and life experiences to draw upon. Service members are trained in one of…
There were a lot of things that I got wrong or could have done better when I moved from Army Special Operations to law school. I was completely unprepared for…
Dissecting “Military Friendly” in Today’s Higher Education Environment
Mike Connolly | Director of Military and Veteran Affairs at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of MarylandIn the rush to support military and veteran students, or simply to cash their checks, many colleges and universities apply the label “military-friendly” to their programming in hopes of appealing…
Improving Access to Education: Concurrent and Early College Programs for Underserved Populations
Kelly Smith | President, Baker College of CadillacDefining, Modeling and Communicating a Military/Veteran-Friendly Approach to Success
Ted Barco | Director of the Student Veterans Resource Center, University of GeorgiaLooking to High Schools: What It Takes To Succeed In The K-12 Space
Steven VandenAvond | Vice President of Extended Learning and Community Engagement, Northern Michigan UniversityThree Ways to Create Access Through K-12 Dual-Enrollment
Mercedes Pour | Director of Early College Programs, Maine Community College SystemStrengthening the Future Workforce and Creating a Model for Innovation through Tri-Sector Partnerships
Stanley Litow | Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBMOnline Education: Enhancing Learning Outcomes for Those Who Serve
John P. Aldrich | Vice President of Military, Veterans and Community College Outreach, American Public University SystemThe Best Way to Thank Our Veterans: How to Support This Unique Adult Student Cohort
Elsa Núñez | President, Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCommunity Colleges Taking the Lead to Serve Men of Color
Bridget Herrin | Director, Center for Organizational Responsibility and AdvancementSucceeding in the PK-12 Space Requires Focus, Investment and Communication
Carol Fleming | Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, James Madison University
The ACCESS Collaborative Program is a retention and graduation program that provides the academic and social supports needed to assist low-income, single parent students pursuing a degree at The Ohio…
Three Ways Military Experience Benefits Veterans in Higher Ed
James Hinton | Master’s Student, Boise State UniversityI was a non-traditional student in so many different ways. A military veteran, I had come to the decision of obtaining a degree only after more than a decade in…
Veterans are a growing demographic in the higher education space. They currently make up approximately 4 percent of the total population of undergraduates in the United States, and that number…