With the pause on student loan repayments ending soon, a new report looks at the advantages of income-driven repayment plans for borrowers.
Author: ACE
Declines in Faculty Diversity During the Great Recession: Lessons for Faculty Hiring During COVID-19 and Other Crises
A recently published article offers insights on how times of crisis impact faculty diversity related to gender, but in particular race and ethnicity.
Smith College Replaces Student Loans With Grants, Making Access and Equity a Priority
Beginning in fall 2022, Smith College will replace federal loans with institutional grants for all current and future undergraduates. Smith President Kathleen McCartney explains the three reasons that drove this decision.
New SHEEO Report Sheds Light on the Variation of State Authorization Processes in the U.S.
A new report sponsored by the State Higher Education Officers Association (SHEEO) and Arnold Ventures explores and analyzes the role that state authorization plays in ensuring postsecondary educational quality and public accountability within the U.S.
Exploring the Paradox: New Report Analyzes Equity Gaps in Credit Completion for Adult Learners
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) recently released a new brief that investigated the gaps in equity surrounding prior learning assessment/credit for prior learning (PLA/CPL) for Black and lower-income adult students’ credential completion.
How Centering Learner Success Helped Us Face a Year in Flux
While launching a new program requires a great deal of thinking and planning, few would have imagined the sudden emergence of the global pandemic that upended all our well laid plans in 2020 and 2021. Fortunately, the inaugural cohort of the ACE Learner Success Lab (LSL) not only pivoted successfully to a virtual environment, but learned to collaborate and thrive.
U.S. Undergraduate Enrollment Declines From Fall 2019 to Fall 2020
er insights on enrollment patterns from fall of 2019 to fall of 2020 for particular U.S. regions, locales, and states.
New Report Finds That More Education Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Higher Earnings
Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce recently released a report demonstrating more education does not always mean higher earnings for graduates.
New Research Offers a Framework for Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Student Parents
With over 20 percent of total undergraduate students identifying as student parents, new research from the JED Foundation and Ascend at the Aspen Institute offers specific recommendations for supporting these individuals in their academic pursuits.
Exposing the Gap: Addressing Funding Disparities for HBCUs
The Century Foundation recently released a report that draws attention to the historical and systemic lineage of public underfunding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
New Report Finds Students May Not View ‘Test Optional’ as Optional
In a recent report, the Common App highlighted the shift in test score reporting rates and the variance across communities and student subgroups.
Why Do Rural Students Remain Underrepresented in Higher Education? A New Article Tackles Research, Practice, and Policy Around Rural College Access
A recently published review of research on rural college access offers policy and practice implications to support rural student college enrollment.