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Jeffrey Selingo’s Strategies for Growing Enrollment in the Decade Ahead

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHigher ed enrollment is 15% below its 2010–2011 peak — and all signs currently point to this decline continuing beyond 2025. With fewer students opting for traditional higher ed, and more...

The Missing Link: Accountability in Career Readiness

2025 Graduate Employability Report: Closing Career Readiness Gaps

2025 higher ed graduates are navigating a challenging job market, with shrinking job opportunities and mounting degree requirements resulting in the tightest entry-level labor market in five years. Now in its fifth...

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Where Can a Political Science Major Take Your Students?

Political science is a dynamic and exciting field with many equally exciting career opportunities for college graduates. And according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, the median...

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From Policing to Partnering: Rethinking Assignments for the Age of GenAI

The emergence of GenAI is rapidly transforming higher education. AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and DALL·E are regularly being used by students, and increasingly by faculty. No longer a futuristic abstraction, these...

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3 Strategies to Help Higher Ed Students Prep for Fall Courses

From building your courses to crafting your lesson plans to finalizing every last detail on your syllabus, you’ve been putting in the extra hours to ensure a smooth start to the fall...

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Three Unique Assignments You’ll Want to Replicate

Today’s educators have yet to meet a challenge they can’t navigate. And according to our recent research, 50% of faculty say they feel comfortable handling their top challenges alone. Yet, one challenge...

Why Philosophy Matters: From Classroom to Real-World Impact

Studying philosophy can be life changing. It gives students the opportunity to think critically and ask questions about life, beauty, truth, who they are and what they believe in. The skills and...

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