by The Eduventures Analyst Team at ACT | NRCCUA | Dec 10, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Student Success, Technology Research, Traditional Student Demand
It’s that time of year again. As has become an end-of-year tradition at Eduventures, we asked five of our analysts to reflect on a single question: “What did you learn this year? ” Some answers identify truly break-through moments in our understanding of the student...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Dec 3, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Student Success, Technology Research, Traditional Student Demand
Every year I make three predictions for higher education in the year ahead (look out for my 2020 predictions in early January). In this Wake-Up Call, we review whether my 2019 higher education predictions proved accurate or missed the mark.Back in January, I predicted...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 12, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success, Traditional Student Demand
“Just one more question.” At the end of an Eduventures advising session with a university client, the vice president of enrollment said something intriguing. “The presidents’ cabinets have long been familiar with data showing falling high school graduates in our state...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Nov 5, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success
The big day is here! It’s time for the NCAA to announce the top 25 college football teams in the hunt for the College Football Playoff. And every year we look at this event through a slightly different lens—Eduventures’ Student Success Ratings.As in past years,...
by Johanna Trovato, Eduventures Senior Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Oct 8, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success
“Do you want fries with that?” This has long been the signature joke to poke fun at the career development and opportunities—or perceived lack thereof—of humanities and social science majors. While it’s true that these students don’t have career paths readily laid out...
by Cara Quackenbush, Eduventures Vice President of Research at ACT | NRCCUA | Jun 11, 2019 | Eduventures Summit, Student Success
Each year at Eduventures Summit, we recognize the accomplishments of a handful of schools across the country with an Eduventures Innovation Award. This year, we honored four.Among them: online giants, a small private university, and a school at one of the oldest...
