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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…
Tips & Techniques for Increasing Student Engagement: The Road to Improved Academic Advising (Part 5)
Gates Bryant | Partner, Tyton Partners“If you build it, (they) will come.” So says the voice to Kevin Costner’s character in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. Unfortunately for academic advising at institutions nationwide, this…
Seven Lessons Other Struggling Colleges Can Learn from the Struggle at Sweet Briar
Alice Brown | Principal, AWB and AssociatesThe second anniversary of the announcement that Sweet Briar College would close was March 3, 2017. Having spent most of 2015 developing a report for a major foundation about the…
Adult Learners, the NALC and Achieving the 60-Percent Attainment Goal
Amber Garrison Duncan | Strategy Director, Lumina FoundationHelping the Unites States achieve its 60-percent attainment target is a central priority of the Lumina Foundation. Goal2025 is a cornerstone of the foundation’s work, and on top of publishing…
Making the College Promise a National Reality, One City at a Time
Martha Kanter | Executive Director of the College Promise Campaign & Senior Fellow, New York UniversitySince America’s College Promise Proposal was introduced in 2015, there has been ferocious debate around whether it’s realistic to make postsecondary education accessible to everyone at low to no cost.…