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 Senior 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...
by James Wiley, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | May 21, 2019 | All Topics, Student Success
We often speak of the student lifecycle as a single trajectory, beginning when a student is admitted and ending with graduation and a fulfilling career. Of course, the reality for many students is that this pathway is not at all linear. But, given the way we often...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Mar 19, 2019 | Student Success
When it comes to college basketball—or athletics in general—it’s all fun and games, unless your students aren’t successful. The intense focus on admissions and athletics in the news cycle over the last few weeks has raised serious questions about equity and fairness...
by Kim Reid, Eduventures Principal Analyst at ACT | NRCCUA | Feb 25, 2019 | Student Success
Eduventures 2018 Student Success Ratings are available right now. You can learn more about the Ratings by reading our methodology. What do Massachusetts Maritime Academy, University of South Florida, and Mount Saint Mary’s University have in common? Over the past...
by Richard Garrett, Eduventures Chief Research Officer at ACT | NRCCUA | Jan 8, 2019 | Adult Learner Demand, All Topics, Program Innovation, Student Success, Technology Research, Traditional Student Demand
Let’s start with two things I don’t think will happen next year: an enrollment-spurring recession (enrollment-spurring for the adult market particularly—my bet is 2020), and passage of the reauthorized Higher Education Act (unlikely with a divided Congress). Here are...
