Debates over speakers aside, commencement season is a happy and inspirational time in higher education, as thousands of students walk across stages in concert halls and stadiums around the country to receive their hard-earned diplomas. Indiana University this year put together a great infographic on their graduates.
Month: May 2014
It’s Not Just in the Numbers: Making Campus Diversity Work Post-Schuette
As the legal and political issues continue to unfold over diversity in admissions policies, we have to remember: It doesn’t matter who comes to your campus unless you make sure students are, in fact, benefiting from diverse environments. The mere presence of minority students in a classroom, laboratory, residence hall or elsewhere on campus does not automatically result in educational benefits.
Three Trends Worth Watching for Continuing Education Leaders
More than 36 million adults between 25 and 64 years of age have completed some college, but don’t have a degree. Further, there are 44.5 million American adults with high school diplomas, but no college experience. Cathy Sandeen identifies a few emerging trends institutions might consider in their quest to serve this massive market of non-traditional students.