Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
The second Trump administration has intentionally influenced nearly every aspect of academic life. The conference circuit is no exception.
Associations representing those who work at colleges often see a need to maintain relationships with the federal government for financial and other reasons—at a moment when many of their members are outraged about those decisions. These days, however, leaders of many academic societies are doing a tough balancing act.
Artificial intelligence makes information more accessible than ever. Anyone anywhere can ask an AI tool a question and receive an answer that seems reasonable, at least on the surface. It’s not surprising, then, to see predictions of the demise of traditional schools and colleges.
But education has never been only about access to information. Students still need opportunities to become capable members of society, build knowledge, assess the quality of information, and connect ideas. This kind of learning requires human relationships that expose students to the friction of life that sycophantic AI models tend to obscure, writes Lumina Foundation's Terri Taylor in a perspective piece on what happens when AI supports learning instead of replacing it.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign against state policies that allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition has seen mixed results so far. While several states quickly agreed with the government and scrapped their laws, a federal judge in Minnesota sided with the state and upheld its policy—a key win for advocates.
But a recent court order from a Nebraska judge quashing a similar state law shows that the legal battle over these policies is still ongoing. Education watchers say the dueling court orders offer clues as to what’s next—and what legal issues are at play—as the DOJ targets similar laws that extend in-state tuition benefits to eligible students, regardless of citizenship, in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and other states.
The higher education journey of today's students is rarely linear. Creating seamless on-ramps and off-ramps enables learners to engage with education when they need it most, building skills and credentials throughout their careers.
In this interview, the president of Roanoke College discusses how institutions can create flexible pathways that allow learners to enter, pause, and re-engage with education as their personal, professional, and financial circumstances change and evolve.
Dozens of higher education institutions may have been hit by another attack from the cybercrime group behind the May hack against Canvas, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group and the cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
From May 27 and June 9, the group ShinyHunters potentially gained access to the systems of over 100 organizations by targeting the Oracle PeopleSoft software suite. A majority of them are based in the United States, and 68 percent are within the higher education sector, GTIG and Mandiant said in a post late last week.
Federal financial aid is the engine of the country’s higher education system, pouring billions in student loans and grants into California alone, and this summer, the U.S. Department of Education plans to expand aid for students enrolled in short-term job training programs.
But there's one glaring issue: California isn’t ready. Launching a new financial aid program means creating new systems at the state and local levels, and officials with the California Student Aid Commission, the state agency in charge, say they need more help.
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