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Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Here’s how to navigate the ongoing confidence crisis.

EAB

Gallup’s most recent poll revealed a concerning trend: only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. What sets this year’s results apart is that, for the first time, a majority of survey respondents expressed a lack of confidence in educational institutions.

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Better Conversations and Faster Decisions: Understanding Buyer Psychology

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Navigating the Crossroads of Tradition and Modern Market Dynamics Colleges and universities have a long history of helping students transform their lives. Prospective students now approach higher education opportunities with the savvy and skepticism of seasoned buyers. We buy homes to create stability and harmony in our lives.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

EAB

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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5 Focus Areas for Campus Presidents Amidst Decreasing Trust

Campus Sonar

While not the only reason for this change, a lack of public trust in higher education is a big part of the challenge in advocating the value of an education to elected officials—only 51% of U.S. adults, down from 70% in 2013, consider a college education to be very important. housing, university bookstores, etc.)

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Critical Role of Classified Professionals with Amparo Medina

Continuous Learning Institute

It's student success and retention. Another one is program review systems. We do program reviews on the operational side. About Amparo Medina Amparo has been in higher education and Classified Senate since 2015 when she started her career at Oxnard College. That is our end goal. Access Transcript ].

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Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom

WCET Frontiers

Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. We’re seeing that shift in mindset reflected in university recruitment numbers. Multiple Perspectives on Success.