The 5 key strategies to keep alumni active, engaged and giving
Targeting those who were involved in clubs and athletics over all past students is a smart strategy, researchers say Read more
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How California’s $47B investment in higher education could help students
Governor Newsom approves several bills aimed at boosting affordability and transfer options at public institutions. Read more
A college degree is now ‘a matter of life and death,’ says this Nobel Prize winner
Last year, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton and his wife Anne Case, both emeritus professors at Princeton University, published “Deaths of Despair,” a much-acclaimed book that delved into why the mortality rate among non-Hispanic white Americans without a college degree has been rising, undoing a century of progress. Read more
Temple University outlines its promotion of diversity
In 2018, Temple University embarked on a registration goal of hiring a freshman class with no ethnic majority. Read more
Portland footwear designer proposes to reopen closed Detroit Black college
A Portland footwear designer said Tuesday he will reopen Michigan’s only historically black college and university next year in Detroit with a design focus. Read more
How elementary schools keep men from going to college
More and more women are on college campuses, with devastating implications for the life chances of American men. Perhaps the root of the problem lies in our flawed approach to teaching reading early. Read more
Held for Ransom: Why colleges must be proactive to prevent cyberattacks
Institutions are huge targets for hackers because of their openness and because of what they possess. Read more
College enrollments sink in the Midwest, causing budget trouble for schools
The pandemic accelerated a trend that college deans and finance chiefs throughout the U.S. Midwest have been dreading: There are fewer 18-year-olds to fill classrooms, dorms and dining halls. Read more
Is college really worth it? Here are the schools with the best return on investment
Even before the pandemic, families were starting to question the value of a college degree. Read more
The 11 groups most impacted if free community college is canceled
The free community college tuition proposal isn’t completely dead, but it would take an unprecedented turnaround for it to survive President Joe Biden’s scaled-back rebuilding plan for America. Read more
