Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a new book by Jennifer Morton, Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility attempts to answer this difficult question.

Reported by Education Dive, new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that total higher education enrollment has dropped below 18 million students for the first time in a decade, with private non-profit institutions the only group growing in Fall 2019 – by 2.7%.

Reported by Education Dive, Virginia’s new $145 million free college plan is designed to provide students with two free years of community college, specifically in programs designed to match the jobs and skills gaps they’re seeing in their state, including health care, IT, and early childhood education.

Reported by Education Dive, the growth rate of students taking at least one online class has slowed – with 35% of students in 2018 taking at least one distance class, up only slightly from 33% in 2017.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, STEM labs on campuses serve a technology housing purpose, but also an essential community and collaboration purpose.

Reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education, industry not-for-profit Workcred believes the bachelor’s degree should be reimagined, with the new 3-legged stool being the academic degree, work-based learning, and an industry-recognized credential.

Reported by EdSurge, there are growth mindset and resiliency skills that not all bootcamps are preparing students for. Can they handle their technical interviews? Can they handle receiving critical feedback on their work? Can they communicate well and problem-solve with their peers?

Reported by EdSurge, while chatbots are growing in popularity and designed to provide more immediate customer service to prospective students during their investigation process, making sure that customer service goal stays primary can be challenging.

Reported by EdSurge, while eSports can be played anywhere, more and more universities are building eSports arenas. Why? There are technological and affordability considerations for sure. But there’s also an intentional desire to build a greater sense of community – to make these players feel like an integrated part of campus.

Reported by EdSurge, edX is following up their MicroMasters degrees with the very first MicroBachelors programs. The first two offerings being Computer Science Fundamentals from NYUx, and the second, Information Technology Career Framework from WGUx.