Unfinished Business in Higher Education
Colleges and universities have the opportunity to support adult learners who were unable to finish...
Preparing Students for a Lifelong Disruptive Future: The 60-Year Curriculum
Students may find that their “new normal” resembles what they experienced in quarantine: a...
Does Being Rural Matter? The Economic & Social Concerns of Rural Graduates
It’s essential for colleges and universities to help rural students navigate their economic and...
Midlife Career Changers: How Colleges Can Support the “What’s Next?” Endeavor
Baby boomers are on the lookout for a new career and want to be treated as experienced...
Looking Ahead: Why Universities Need to Adopt the Credential Model
As colleges begin shifting into a credential programming structure, universities also need to be...
Kansas City Scholars: An Innovative Solution to Adult Postsecondary Attainment
With millions of Americans in the difficult position of having some college but no credential, the...
College Behind Bars: The Necessity of Running A College Inside Prisons
Creating access to education in prisons is essential to creating a corrections system that...
Creating Pathways to Second Chances for Inmates
By creating programming designed specifically with employers and industry, community colleges can...
Lifelong Learning Starts Young: The Virtual Lab School and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
True lifelong learning policy and process has to not only look at adult access to education, but...
The Expensive and Absolutely Necessary Pursuit of Rural Students
Recruiters tend to ignore rural students because it’s less cost-effective than reaching out to...
Placing 4-H Within The 21st-Century Land-Grant Mission
Working with Cooperative Extension Services—specifically with 4-H programs—can help universities...
Cooperative Extension Services and the 21st Century Land-Grant Mission
Cooperative Extensions have historically played a critical role in increasing access to land-grant...
