Will online education become less expensive to run than on-campus education over the long-term?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the popular belief that online education is inherently cheaper than on-campus education due to the lack of buildings required is simply inaccurate.

Will online education prove to be the rural attainment equalizer?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, many areas within rural America are known as “education deserts”. And state systems like the University of North Carolina are now including goals within their strategic plans of increasing rural degree attainment by 20%.

Is “right-sizing” an enrollment excuse or a strategy?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, many are asking that question after George Washington University’s president, Thomas LeBlanc, announced plans to intentionally cut undergraduate enrollment by 20% over the next five years.

Is social emotional learning coming to higher education?

Reported by Education Dive, George Mason University is one of many institutions working with Education Design Lab to bring soft-skills badging, including social emotional learning, to higher ed.

Is a lifetime membership a solution for educating the lifelong learner?

With many colleges thinking through their support mechanisms for the lifelong learner, including stackable credentials and continuing certifications, could a lifelong membership option be on the table?

Will visa delays be what prevents many institutions from hitting their numbers this fall?

Reported by Education Dive, visa delays by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are making colleges and universities nationwide so concerned about their international enrollment, many higher ed leaders are petitioning congress and the Department of Homeland Security to step in and help expedite the process.

Is a degree of embedded certifications the next step for some of our tech-centric degree programs?

Reported by Education Dive, with more institutions attempting to prove the market value of their degree programs, many are following the lead of community colleges, and incorporating credentials and market-friendly certifications directly within their degree programs, including Broward College, whose students earned 1,350 certifications last year alone.

In what many economists consider to be a “strong” economy, we’re not seeing this strength show up in new grad salaries.

Reported by Education Dive, the average starting salary for new graduates has actually stayed fairly flat-line since 2015, at around $51,000.

Is federal legislation coming for income share agreements (ISAs)?

Reported by Education Dive, new legislation coming out of the senate is seeking to better define the scope of ISAs, which are intended to decrease a student’s upfront payments and overall debt risk by having students repay their loans based on a percentage of their post-graduation income.

More and more colleges are jumping on the esports enrollment trend.

Reported by Education Dive, at Ohio State University, students now can major in esports, choosing from three curriculum tracks, including esports and game creation, esports management, and the application of games in medicine and health.