‘Adrift’ in Adulthood: Students Who Struggled in College Find Life Harsher After Graduation Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
College graduates who showed paltry gains in critical thinking and little academic engagement while in college have a harder time than their more accomplished peers as they start their careers, according to a report released today.
Independent Colleges Are Keen on Affordability Goals, but Wary of How to Achieve Them Source: Chronicle of Higher Education Reacting to the higher-education proposals President Obama unveiled last week, the leader of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities said Monday that the organization was committed to "good faith" negotiations with the administration but would oppose any efforts by the federal government to encroach upon the independence of its institutions. David L. Warren, Naicu's president, said that the proposals represented a "pivotal moment" for higher education and that "incredible consequences" hung in the balance.
White House Official, Private College Presidents to Address Higher Education Affordability at Jan. 31 NAICU Annual Meeting Session Source: NAICU A week after President Barack Obama warned colleges and universities in his State of the Union address that they were "on notice" to keep tuition increases in check or risk losing federal money, senior White House education adviser Zakiya Smith and three private college presidents will address higher education affordability on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at a panel session titled "College Affordability: Issues and Solutions." Big Data's Arrival Source: Inside Higher Ed An ambitious research project is proving the payoffs of predictive analytics in higher ed, and early findings overturn conventional wisdom about student success.