Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a new College Pulse survey suggests that 75% of students will be getting the coronavirus vaccine as soon as its made available to them. But what does that 25% left mean? Will institutions require students vaccinate to return to campus, so that our campuses can return to normal?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, by the end of 2020, the average loan balance in the District of Columbia was $54,982, with a full 16% of the D.C. population sitting with an outstanding student loan.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, this pandemic brought to light the broadband access issues we still have across the country affecting so many of our students.

Reported by EdSurge, the statistic that students with a bachelor’s degree earn 84% in their lifetime than those who don’t is likely on almost every college’s website. Yet the overwhelmingly quantitative stories alone don’t seem to be enough to rid the growing questioning of the ROI of college.

Reported by EdSurge, the pandemic caught the world off-guard and ill-prepared. But does that mean that higher ed shouldn’t take accountability for any of the actions or inactions they’ve made since last March?

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, while the institution froze their undergraduate tuition for this academic year during the pandemic at $61,000 a year, the highest private tuition in the country, students are demanding systemic changes to institutional policy, including a 10% tuition reduction, a 10% increase in financial aid, and broader action regarding the treatment of black students on campus as well as the university’s relationship with the New York Police Department.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill which would remove the requirement for public colleges to use a national assessment score, such as the ACT or SAT, from their admissions criteria altogether.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that 41% of recent college graduates work in jobs that don’t require a degree. Which begs the question, is our curriculum truly preparing students for success in the higher-demand knowledge economy?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Nathan D. Grawe’s new book, The Agile College, gives a similarly concerning story about higher ed demographics as his previous treatise, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Nathan D. Grawe’s new book, The Agile College, gives a similarly concerning story about higher ed demographics as his previous treatise, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education.