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Microcredentials, MicroMasters, and Nanodegrees: What’s the Big Idea?
Cathrael Kazin | Managing Partner, Volta Learning GroupHGTV has tiny houses. Higher ed now has microcredentials, including nanodegrees (offered by Udacity), MicroMasters (offered by edX), and Educator Microcredentials (offered by Digital Promise). What’s driving the huge obsession with small? Actually, I’m not sure I can explain the fascination with tiny houses—they look…
Evolving Traditional Fundraising: Scaling, Collaboration and Relationship-Building
Brian Gawor | Vice President of Research, Ruffalo Noel LevitzA common feature of every college or university across the United States and Canada, regardless of status, is an office of advancement. Pursuing donations is a fixture of the modern…
Year-Round Pell Restoration a Great First Step When it Comes to Student Access and Attainment
Susan Johnson | Director of Impact and Research, Lumina FoundationOn June 20, 2017, the Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the restoration of Year-Round Pell Grants, with the move set to take effect on July 1, 2017. Year-Round Pell…
The Expertise and Language Gap in Technology Procurement: Reducing Bloat and Improving Collaboration
James Wiley | Principal Analyst, EduventuresTechnology solutions and tools are more important to the effective management of a postsecondary institution today than ever before, and this trend is only going to pick up speed moving…
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…
The Mid-Term: Key Challenges for Public Higher Education Over the Next Four Years
Thomas Harnisch | Director of State Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)Over the next four years, a series of dynamics will challenge the ability of public colleges and universities to advance their missions of providing affordable college opportunities, improving student success,…
Maintaining and Improving IEP Student Recruitment in Challenging Political Times
Edwin van Rest | Chief Executive Officer, StudyPortalsAlthough the total number of international students studying in the United States increased substantially over the past decade, 2015-16 was a challenging year, especially for Intensive English Programs (IEPs) in…