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 United States is expected to experience a shortage of nurses by 2030, which will only grow as older generations age and health-care needs increase, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
One of the contributing factors to this shortfall is a disconnect between the number of students enrolling in nursing school and the projected demand for nursing services. Another factor is the high level of work-related stress, which leads to burnout. Leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh have an idea they believe can help.
Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, an agency that Republicans say is too wasteful and too "woke." Through a series of layoffs and buyouts, the Trump administration has reduced the agency’s workforce by roughly half. The broader goal, administration officials say, is to return more power to the states and to cut down on government waste.
But the cuts have left many people concerned about the department’s capacity to carry out its vital functions, like enforcing civil rights laws. In this interview, Education Department employees describe what they see as shortsighted dismissals and a workplace defined by paranoia and intimidation.
In approving a new state budget late last week, Indiana lawmakers also gave the green light to several measures that would dramatically change public higher education in the state.
Those additions, made at the 11th hour, include a post-tenure review process that measures productivity, guidance that makes faculty-governance groups “advisory only,” and a provision that gives the governor sole power to appoint trustees at Indiana University at Bloomington.
A new report reveals that today's college students are navigating significant financial challenges while balancing competing priorities, yet they continue to believe in the value of higher education.
The Student Financial Wellness Survey, released this month by Trellis Strategies, documents the financial well-being of more than 53,000 students from 104 institutions across 27 states. The results paint a portrait of what the researchers call "the modern" learner—students whose complex lives often involve working, caregiving, and managing financial insecurity while pursuing their degrees.
The conversation between two Rutgers University professors that lit a fire in U.S. higher education circles lasted only about 10 minutes. The professors were frustrated by the Trump administration’s abrupt cuts to research funding and its efforts to dictate policy on some campuses. They were also troubled by the lack of a unified response by university leaders.
Their solution—a “mutual defense compact” that calls for schools to pledge to support each other against pressure from the Trump administration—is gaining steam.
In many ways, Baltimore is a city of contrasts: Black and white, wealthy and poor, highly educated and underserved. An early proving ground for redlining and segregation, Baltimore has carved its socioeconomic contrasts into the design of the city.
In a city that struggles with illiteracy and health disparities, Johns Hopkins University stands out as the biggest contrast of all—and a beacon of hope.
