Improving Accessibility for Adult Learners
While online learning has reached higher education’s mainstream, all online programs are not equal...
Supporting Adult Student Degree Completion in Texas
In order for the American workforce to remain globally competitive, 55 percent of American adults...
Lumina Creates Plan to Meet College Completion Goals
This week, the Lumina Foundation announced their four-year plan to help universities and colleges...
Clearing Up Accessibility for Distance Education Administrators: The Spirit of the Law and Online Learning Environments
It is required by law for higher education institutions to remove “readily achievable” barriers to...
Restructuring Remedial and Developmental College Education
A report came out last week that said remedial and developmental education courses may be leading...
MOOCs from the Student Perspective
MOOCs allow students to pursue interests in a non-commital way. However, the format does not...
Access and Innovation in Higher Education for a New Generation of Adult Learners
Creating specialized and innovative programs for adult learners is a way to grow enrollments, if it...
Quality and an Open Door
Higher education institutions and governments have a shared responsibility to ensure that adult...
On Campus or Off Campus: Where Should Continuing Education be Physically Located?
When establishing a continuing education unit, the question of where the division should be...
Accelerating Opportunity: Helping Low-Skill Adults Complete Their Education and Start Meaningful Careers
With the right support systems in place, colleges are more able to help low-skill adults rapidly...
Rethinking Evaluation Methods for Remedial Education
When it comes to remedial education, too many colleges use a testing system that simply ranks...
Scholarship Support Has Big Impact on Adult Students
The gift from the Osher Foundation to Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies makes...
