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Eduventures Summit 2024: Reimagined
Higher education has never been more in need of events like Eduventures Summit, set to be held June 12-14, 2024. The sort of illumination, exposure, debate, and strategic clarity Summit aspires to are vital if college and university leaders are to find their way through today’s market maze.
Navigating the Bachelor’s Degree Conferral Decline
For years, one constant in higher education was the steady rise in bachelor’s degree conferrals. This trend has seemingly ended abruptly. October’s data release from the National Center for Education Statistics confirmed that bachelor’s degree conferrals declined for the first time in decades—a striking development.
ChatGPT vs. Formal Education: Is There a Winner?
As higher education adjusts to the reality and ramifications of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning, Eduventures checks the pulse of adult prospective students to understand how this is influencing their decisions about pursuing further education.
College Not Included: Mindsets of Those Who Choose a Different Path
As higher education practitioners, we often focus on the 62% of high school students who attend college right out of high school.
Evaluating the Impact: Regulatory Changes on OPMs and Graduate Enrollment
In 2023, the Department of Education (ED) threw a wrench in the Online Program Management (OPM) market suggesting more intense regulations would be put into place to increase transparency.
My Higher Ed Predictions for 2024, Part 2: A New Bachelor’s Era Begins
My three 2023 predictions offer a big picture take on ways forward. The first concerns the economy and its impact on higher education.